# UK Home Office AI use in immigration processes > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/uk-home-office-ai-use-in-immigration-processes > Updated: 2026-10-27T00:01:00.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. Investigations by the Open Rights Group (ORG) have raised significant concerns regarding the UK Home Office’s deployment of generative artificial intelligence within its immigration and asylum systems. Initial scrutiny focused on two specific tools: the Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) tool and the Asylum Policy Search (APS) tool, both of which utilize OpenAI’s GPT-4o model. Following their rollout in April 2026, reports indicated a notable decline in accuracy, with a 22 percent failure rate in interview summaries compared to a 9 percent failure rate during pilot testing. Experts identified factual inaccuracies and misrepresentations of asylum seeker statements, noting that only approximately 0.3 percent of generated summaries were reviewed by subject matter experts. Subsequent findings suggest the use of AI extends beyond summarization to include detecting sham marriages, determining the age of asylum seekers, and analyzing mobile phone contents. The technology is also reportedly integrated into border surveillance via drones, satellites, and live facial recognition, as well as case prioritization through the Identify and Prioritise Immigration Cases (Ipic) tool. Campaigners and MPs have criticized the lack of transparency and oversight, arguing that the secrecy surrounding these automated processes prevents accountability and risks perpetuating bias. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-27: UK Home Office accused of using AI in secret immigration processes A report alleges the UK Home Office is using AI in secret to manage immigration, including age estimation and border surveillance, sparking calls for transparency from cross-party MPs. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/uk-home-office-accused-of-using-ai-in-secret-immigration-processes ### 2026-10-12: UK Home Office AI tools face scrutiny over asylum decision accuracy A report by the Open Rights Group reveals that UK Home Office AI tools used in asylum decisions have a 22 percent failure rate in accuracy checks and lack sufficient human oversight. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/uk-home-office-ai-tools-face-scrutiny-over-asylum-decision-accuracy --- Cite as: UK Home Office AI use in immigration processes. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/uk-home-office-ai-use-in-immigration-processes