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Mahmood to block Eritrean visas in row over migrant returns
Shabana Mahmood said Eritrea has refused to take back migrants and offenders, as UK small-boat arrivals from the country accounted for 18% last year.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK unless Eritrea accepts more returns of small-boat migrants and foreign national offenders.
- Eritreans accounted for 18% of small-boat arrivals in the 12 months to June, prompting the Home Office to accuse Eritrean authorities of "abruptly" withdrawing cooperation earlier this year.
- From Thursday, Eritrean diplomats in London face a 60km travel limit outside the capital, mirroring restrictions on British officials in Asmara; fast-track VIP visas were also suspended.
- Penalties include an "emergency brake" on visas for countries with high asylum claims, a strategy previously deployed against Angola, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Mahmood stated she would not hesitate "to impose further measures on other countries refusing to co-operate" with returns policies, signaling additional nations could face similar penalties.
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Shabana Mahmood threatens to impose Trump-style sanctions on Eritrea in visa row
Shabana Mahmood has threatened to block Eritrean visas in a row over the east African country's migrant return rate.The Home Secretary has said she would bring in restrictions on Asmara unless it takes back its criminals and illegal migrants, most of whom arrive on small boats.Eritrean VIPs and diplomats have already been stripped of their fast-track visa access to the UK after the Eritrean government reneged on an agreement to take back migrant…
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The Minister of the Interior Shabana Mahmood limits Eritrean diplomats from today and threatens a total visa ban if Asmara does not accept returns. Eritreans are the first nationality on the Channel boats.
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