October 26, 2026

WELL, THAT 60 MINUTES DEPORTATION SOB STORY SURE BLEW UP IN A HURRY:

A 2026 BBC undercover investigation documented a network of UK legal advisers and firms charging thousands of pounds to coach migrants, particularly those from Pakistan and Bangladesh, to falsely claim they are gay in order to obtain asylum.

The advisers provided guidance on fabricating evidence such as staged photographs, support letters, and medical reports, prompting arrests and Home Office action against those involved in the scheme.

In the United States, sexual orientation is a recognized basis for asylum or withholding of removal. Federal authorities have prosecuted attorneys and preparers for coaching clients to fabricate persecution claims, including those based on LGBT status.

Well into the 60 Minutes report, they acknowledge that “the U.S. had a right to deport him, but not to Mali.”

They didn’t. They sent him to Ghana. Aside from the entire premise being false, the outlet did a bang-up job reporting here.

By ignoring the fraudulent core of his asylum file to run a sympathetic family package, 60 Minutes got completely caught spinning a false narrative that collapsed rather swiftly.

And once again, a 60 Minutes story cannot survive contact with the real world.

UDPATE: Elderly former 60 Minutes anchor forgets why he hasn’t worked for CBS in over 20 years:

 

Posted at 3:14 pm by Ed Driscoll