REPORT: Migrants Pocket UK Voluntary Return Payouts, Then Re‑Enter Illegally Via Ireland/France — Home Office Disputes Scale

Breitbart, citing a Mail on Sunday report and social media posts, alleges some migrants are abusing the UK Home Office’s Assisted Voluntary Return Scheme by taking cash and flights home and then re‑entering Britain illegally, often via France and Ireland. Examples include reported £3,000 and £12,000 payouts before subsequent illegal returns. The Home Office says very few people re‑enter after a voluntary return and warns re‑entrants face arrest, prosecution, and enforced removal. Claims of scale remain uncorroborated beyond the single reported source.