So his iPad was a window to a life everywhere else."įor Behaz, the 'stolen' savings were destined for his first set of furniture when he's housed somewhere permanent. He hasn't got the right to drive, to work, to have a bank account, for anything, he can't go to a nightclub, he hasn't got an ID. "They haven't got access to anything else. "An iPad for them, would mean the same as your car," said Mr Amin, speaking on Yunis' behalf. "I strongly feel, they're backhanded because they don't speak good English, yet they're human beings, they have feelings.Īnother guest, Yunis, who came in September 2021 from Iran, had an iPad stolen. "When they first call me, they say 'somebody stole my belongings, can you please call the police for me or can you please talk to the hotel? When I speak to the managers, they don't want to know me because obviously I've got no status.' ![]() Some brought the items with them as they fled, others purchased them after saving up their weekly £8 allowance. "They come to England to feel safe and for them to be treated like this, it's a joke." AirPods, trainers, iPads, mobile phones and even chargers are among the valuables reported missing from those seeking asylum here, Mr Amin claimed. These are very vulnerable people who come from war zone backgrounds, they've escaped tragic circumstances. "It's awful, it shouldn't happen anywhere in the world. "I'd need a bus to get everyone here," he said, introducing three of the alleged victims, Abdulla, Yunis and Behaz*. There are allegedly between four and six asylum seekers making the same claim, said volunteer Nash Amin. Read more: Mum 'wants out of Small Heath' as family use sofa to barricade themselves in after gang raid And it's been claimed these three shocking incidents are far from isolated. Years-worth of savings, totalling £1,300 disappeared, leaving the victim so fearful, he now takes all his valuables to the toilet.Īnother feels 'broken' after cash, though hidden inside a pack of boxers, vanished while he was out. ![]() Leaving their homes and everything they know, they sought refuge and safety here in Birmingham.īut now three men, each with their own harrowing immigration story, claim they have been 'targeted' for their valuables since moving to Birmingham. From kidnap to death threats, they have been forced to flee war-torn countries for their lives.
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