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UK Home Office Criticized for Failing to Deport Criminals

12/8/2025

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The UK Home Office faces criticism for failing to deport about 170 dangerous foreign nationals.
New laws would expand monitoring with electronic tagging and curfews.
Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, criticized the government for not leaving the European Convention on Human Rights.
A convicted Indian migrant swallowed a vape battery to hinder deportation.
In the past year, the United Kingdom deported 9,115 illegal migrants, including 5,179 foreign national offenders.

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The UK Home Office faces criticism for failing to deport about 170 dangerous foreign nationals.
New laws would expand monitoring with electronic tagging and curfews.
Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, criticized the government for not leaving the European Convention on Human Rights.
A convicted Indian migrant swallowed a vape battery to hinder deportation.
In the past year, the United Kingdom deported 9,115 illegal migrants, including 5,179 foreign national offenders.