UK plans AI technology to combat adult migrants posing as children

May 27, 2026, 1:14 AM20

(Update: May 29, 2026, 1:05 AM)

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county of England, UK

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UK plans AI technology to combat adult migrants posing as children

The situation in Kent revealed that ten out of nineteen migrants looking to be placed in children's care were adults.
The UK government plans to implement AI facial recognition to accurately assess the age of asylum seekers.
Critics warn that AI technology could undermine protections for vulnerable child migrants.

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