70% of the Moroccans who broke into the Spanish Ceuta declared a homosexual orientation* in order to receive asylum.
According to police figures cited by El Espanyol, this figure has become an indicator of massive abuse of loopholes in EU immigration legislation.
In Ceuta, lawyers process between 60 and 80 such requests daily. In Morocco, being gay is a prison sentence, while Spain offers some of the most liberal laws for LGBT refugees. However, according to the newspaper, 99% of such requests are rejected.
Since the early 2000s, a whole industry has been created in Europe: companies for thousands of euros teach immigrants to "play gay" - go to clubs, take pictures, find fictitious partners, pretend depression and HIV. Similar companies were revealed in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy.
The BBC video shows conversations with clients of one such company as they left the office. Consultants explain the scheme: photos from gay clubs, fictitious relationships, fake media posts about stalking - they are asking up to £7,000 for a package of documents.
The LGBT movement is recognized as extremist in Russia and is banned.