Pro-Hamas Palestinian who entered UK illegally now living in taxpayer-funded asylum housing

A pro-Hamas Palestinian who entered the UK illegally in 2025 and served a 9-month sentence is now living in taxpayer-funded asylum housing in Corby, Northamptonshire. The man, known as Abu Wadei and also as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, was arrested after arriving in Kent on a migrant boat. He has social media posts showing him posing with weapons and calling for the death of all Jews. The Home Office wishes to deport him but struggles due to policy on returning individuals to active conflict zones.

A pro-Hamas Palestinian gunman who entered the UK illegally in 2025 and served a 9-month sentence is now living in taxpayer-funded asylum housing in Corby, Northamptonshire. The man, known as Abu Wadei and also as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, was arrested after arriving in Kent on a migrant boat. He has social media posts showing him posing with weapons and calling for the death of all Jews. The Home Office wishes to deport him but struggles due to policy on returning individuals to active conflict zones. Wadei told the Northants Telegraph he no longer supports Hamas, saying he was forced to speak against Jews under Hamas rule. He now has Jewish friends and wants to stay in the UK. However, he continues to post videos on TikTok recruiting young people to chant 'Free Palestine.' Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said the system is broken and being exploited by dangerous thugs. The Home Office said any foreign national who receives a prison sentence is referred for deportation. The Campaign Against Antisemitism criticized the situation, noting the Home Secretary's announcement to make it easier for Gazans to settle in the UK without assurances about antisemitic views or terrorism history.