Project Resist responds to BBC investigation into false domestic abuse allegations.

Project Resist issued a response to a BBC investigation into false domestic abuse allegations made under the UK's Domestic Violence Rule, which allows migrant women fleeing abuse to apply for indefinite leave to remain. We deplore any exploitation of this route by unscrupulous immigration advisers or organised criminal gangs, but the answer is targeted enforcement against the perpetrators of fraud — not the erosion of a vital safeguard. The overwhelming majority of women who use this route are genuine survivors. Restricting access would only push real victims further into hiding and into the hands of abusers.