CLUELESS Home Office officials granted asylum to a dinghy migrant from Afghanistan — then did nothing when he went back there on holiday.
The man, who uses the name DG Usama and travelled 5,000 miles to Kabul, filmed himself arriving here in 2022.
He later posted videos of his return plane trip from his home city via Dubai, writing alongside the video: “Back to UK.”
Last night the Home Office launched an urgent investigation into his status in the UK after being alerted by The Sun.
Officials had apparently been oblivious to the history of his case when he waltzed in and out of the country.
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said the case showed the Government was “naive”.
Usama first entered the UK on a packed dinghy in April 2022, one of 2,143 migrants who crossed that month.
Illegal migrants like this must be laughing at how naive the Government are.
Tory Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick
In a brazen 16-second clip posted to his followers, he posed in a headscarf with a red lifejacket issued by a people smuggler.
He panned the camera to show others waving and pointing as they crossed from Calais.
He wrote in the video’s caption: “Alhamdulillah (praise be to God) now I am in UK.”
The migrant then posted a second video, set to techno music, showing his craft being rescued by an RNLI cutter boat.
In a third video from his dinghy, he declared: “This is the Afghan tigers!”
Throughout 2023 the man posted videos from UK landmarks including Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, Brighton beach and the white cliffs of Dover.
It is unclear exactly when he won asylum but it was between April 2022 and his apparent holiday in summer 2024.
He told UK officials his Taliban-controlled homeland was too dangerous to return to.
In September 2024, Usama posted a video of the best bits from his apparent July-August break.
A series of six videos shows a convoy of Lexus and Toyota cars on a road trip around scenic Takhar, in north west Afghanistan.
He also posted a 30-second clip from Band-e Amir, a natural park dubbed the nation’s “Blue Heart”.
Set in the Hindu Kush mountains the Unesco-nominated site has six deep-blue lakes formed by natural dams and is known for its crystal-clear waters.
It attracts nearly 200,000 visitors a year, and lets tourists swim or take a boat out on the water.
Usama posed aboard an orange raft with outboard motor available to hire for around £1.50 an hour.
Swan-shaped pedalos can also be hired at the beauty spot.
Usama was filmed brushing his hand against the water and captioned his video with love hearts.
The bizarre clip, set to dance music, shows his return from the trip as he writes: “Back to UK.”
It features a snap from his plane window as it prepares to land in Dubai, followed by a clip from inside the city’s airport.
Usama also posed wearing Emirates-branded headphones aboard the flight back to London.
Dubai Airport runs daily flights to both Kabul and the UK.
He should never have been allowed back into the UK after he apparently holidayed in Afghanistan.
Tory Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick
A week later, he posted again from Rotherhithe, South East London — proving he had returned to Britain.
Further posts show he appears to have remained in London since his apparent holiday.
Usama has also shared videos of French cities Paris, Calais and Annecy.
And he posted from Switzerland and Bulgaria, where he was involved in pro-Afghanistan marches at around the same time as the Taliban retook control of Kabul in 2021.
It proves he had reached at least three safe nations before choosing to continue his journey to the UK.
Last night, sources said his status in Britain was being reviewed and, if his holiday is proven, he may be stripped of his refugee travel card.
Usama returned to his home city of Kabul despite dangers of the Taliban[/caption]
Government guidelines prohibit asylum seekers or those allowed to stay after making a claim from returning to their home country.
A Home Office rulebook states that those with a valid refugee travel document “can usually travel to all countries except the country you’re from (and) any country you sought asylum from”.
If Germany are regularly removing illegal migrants from Afghanistan back home, why aren’t we?
Tory Shadow Justice Secretary Mr Jenrick
Officials say the rules prevent abuse of the system, though last month whistleblowers claimed other Afghans brought to the UK after the evacuation of Kabul have also returned there.
Tory Shadow Justice Secretary Mr Jenrick said: “Illegal migrants like this must be laughing at how naive the Government are.
Record crossings
“He should never have been allowed back into the UK after he apparently holidayed in Afghanistan.
“If Germany are regularly removing illegal migrants from Afghanistan back home, why aren’t we?”
Last month we revealed how another Afghan migrant, Parwiz Hanifyar, had given a graphic, step-by-step guide on how to kill your wife.
Some 32,190 asylum seekers have crossed the Channel in 2025, a record for this point in a year.
Official Foreign Office advice for Afghanistan tells Brits they must not go there as the security situation is volatile.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: “Whilst we do not comment on individual cases, where there is evidence of someone holding protection status returning to their country of origin, it will trigger a review of their status.”
DG Usama refused to comment.
