US EditionUK expands foreign criminal deportations to 23 countries
UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 11 – The UK government will deport foreign criminals from 23 countries before appeals, aiming to reduce prison overcrowding and save £54,000 per prison place annually, officials said.
- The UK government announced on August 10 its expansion of the 'deport now, appeal later' scheme to 23 countries, requiring appeals to be heard from abroad.
- The policy, first introduced in 2014 under Home Secretary Theresa May, aims to expedite deportations and prevent foreign criminals from delaying removal through appeals.
- The scheme uses video links for appeals and covers countries including India, Bulgaria, Australia, Kenya, and others, while officials say 5,200 foreign criminals have been deported since July 2024.
- The Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, highlighted that the proposal, pending parliamentary approval, could reduce costs by £54,000 per prison place each year, while Foreign Secretary David Lammy emphasized efforts to strengthen diplomatic partnerships to broaden the scope of return agreements.
- The expansion intends to reduce prison overcrowding and message that criminals cannot manipulate the system, though critics note concerns over human rights and the policy’s prior legal challenges.
41 Articles
41 Articles
In order to relieve full prisons, London creates new deportation rules for criminal foreigners. They are also forbidden to return to Britain.
Deportation Dud: Labour Plan Misses 98% of Channel Migrants
Britain’s under-pressure Labour government has added “deport now, appeal later” to its illegal migration toolbox—but there’s a flaw. Its new regime would only apply to 1.66% of ‘small boat’ migrants detained on arrival (and a handful of Foreign National Offenders, or FNOs: 12% of the prison population). Officially, the scheme will be nearly trebled from eight countries to 23, with foreign nationals from those countries … now expected to be depo…
Labour is going to have to leave the ECHR
The Home Secretary’s extension of the list of countries covered by the ‘deport now, appeal later’ scheme for foreign criminals, announced this morning, doesn’t actually add to the number of undesirables that we can deport. But it could lubricate the process of getting rid of them. Barring a Damascene conversion of the Strasbourg court, something
Deport Now Appeal Later
The British Government is ramping up its campaign against foreign criminals who until now have remained in the UK whilst appeals against conviction are heard. At one time the Deport Now Appeal Later programme which saw convicted criminals deported to their home countries only included eight countries but now the number has been increased to 23 with plans to include more are soon as is possible. Source
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
