Asylum seeker family forced from home and driven to York

They were left in the back of a police van while they waited for emergency accommodation

A family seeking asylum in Scotland say coming to the UK via legal routes is just as challenging as crossing the channel on migrant boats.

Henry Okwo and his children were forced from their home in Lanarkshire in a row over their right to be here.

Henry believes his experience may make people smugglers seem a simpler option to other asylum seekers.

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