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UK and Vietnam reach deal on curbing illegal migration
The UK aims to quadruple returns of Vietnamese nationals by cutting deportation processing time up to 90%, targeting a 20% rise in illegal small boat arrivals in early 2024.
- On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a migration deal with To Lam at Downing Street to fast-track returns of Vietnamese migrants with no right to be in the UK.
- Vietnamese nationals made up 20% of Channel crossings in early 2024, and more than 36,800 crossings in 2025 have already exceeded last year’s total, prompting UK government action.
- Downing Street says the deal will cut processing times by 75% initially and up to 90%, while officials expect it could enable four times as many Vietnamese nationals to be returned, saving taxpayers money.
- Operationally, only 42 people have been returned to France so far, and more than 40 removals have occurred since September, yet an Iranian national deported under the 'one in, one out' scheme re-entered the UK.
- Political backlash has grown after high-profile failures like the Kebatu case, while the independent inquiry led by Dame Lynne Owens and the coming months will test systemic fixes.
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diarioestrategia.clThe British government announced on Wednesday that it reached an agreement with Vietnam on irregular migration, which includes speeding up the process of expelling Vietnamese arriving in the UK. The Prime Minister’s office described it as the “stronger” pact that Hanoi signed “never” with other countries. “I have just reached a historic agreement with Vietnam to speed up the process of returning illegal migrants. I mean it: if you come here ille…
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