UK backs down over Afghan interpreters' immigration fees

Interpreters who served with British troops in Helmand had faced deportation unless they each paid £2,389 The UK government has backed down over the fate of more than 150 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops during their hard-fought deployment in Helmand province.The Home Office bowed to pressure after the interpreters sent a letter of protest after being told they would have to pay £2,389 each to apply for indefinite leave to remain. They had been allowed into the