Illegal immigrants asked to leave Britain via text messages

October 18, 2013 19:42

Britain sent messages to nearly 60,000 illegal immigrants warning them to leave the country, but the campaign sparked a controversy after some legal migrants, including an Indian-origin rights activist, received the alert.

The home office today claims only 14 out of a total of 58,800 people contacted via text, email and post were mistakenly asked if they had overstayed their visas, but campaigners believe the true number is far higher. Indian-origin human rights and anti-racism campaigner Suresh Grover expressed shock after he received the message.

"I was absolutely shocked and quite horrified to receive the text. I thought it wasn't meant for me," he said.

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