An Iraqi refugee has been allowed to stay in the UK despite being wanted for suspected drug dealing in Germany and having his asylum claims rejected by two countries.
Ardi Hussein Saleh Rahim arrived in a lorry in November 2019, when a court in Regensburg wanted him for five drug-supply offences.
Border Force took Mr Rahim to a detention centre, where he was housed in hotels before being sent to Manchester.
All of these were at the expense of the taxpayer, costing them thousands.
In 2023, Mr Rahim's asylum claim was initially rejected.
However, he was granted an appeal and leave to remain while his case was being processed.
The Iraqi, who has lived in the UK for nearly six years, receives an allowance of over £4,300 a year to care for his wife.
He told The Sun: "I've done nothing. I've life here."
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The Iraqi arrived in a lorry in November 2019
| GETTYThe migrant was finally arrested at his home in Oldham last November.
He is now awaiting extradition.
Mr Rahim claims he will be killed in Iraq.
Migration Watch UK said: "This is more evidence of how broken our system is."
It comes as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood faced a busy first day in her new role, after more than 1,000 migrants crossed the Channel illegally.
By late evening, GB News counted 1,096 migrants as they were brought to the Border Force processing centre at Dover harbour.
Over 30,000 illegal immigrants have made the journey across the Channel this year.
Officials declared yesterday a "Red" day in the Channel, as UK maritime assets were braced for an extremely busy day.
Some 1,096 migrants made the journey across the Channel on Shabana Mahmood's first day as Home Secretary
| PAUnder Yvette Cooper's watch, more than 52,000 migrants made the illegal journey in just 14 months.
It is now a month since the Government signed a deal with France to allow for the partial return of some small boat migrants. Around 100 migrants have been arrested and earmarked for return to France.
However, ministers have said it will be another few weeks before any returns occur.
A Home Office spokesman said: "The people-smuggling gangs do not care if the vulnerable people they exploit live or die, as long as they pay, and we will stop at nothing to dismantle their business models and bring them to justice.
"That is why this Government has put together a serious plan to take down these networks at every stage.
"Through international intelligence sharing under our Border Security Command, enhanced enforcement operations in Northern France and tougher legislation in the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, we are strengthening international partnerships and boosting our ability to identify, disrupt, and dismantle criminal gangs whilst strengthening the security of our borders."