Data show about 20,000 foreign offenders in the UK subject to deportation orders
Immigration · First reported 8 Nov, 18:07 · Updated 18:37
Figures for June 2025 show around 20,000 foreign offenders living in the community despite deportation orders. The reports also describe low removal rates for some nationalities and higher rates for some European nationals.
- Figures published for June 2025 put the number of foreign offenders living in the community despite deportation orders at around 20,000.
- The figures report that 37 of 773 Nigerian offenders awaiting deportation were returned in the preceding 12 months; for Algeria, the reported removal rate was 4.2 per cent.
- The Home Office said nearly 12,000 foreign criminals had been returned or deported in the two years since the last election, 41 per cent more than in the preceding two years.
Summary written by Lux AI from 2 articles
Key facts
- Offenders living in the community despite deportation orders
- Around 20,000, according to figures for June 2025.
- Nigerian offenders returned
- 37 of 773 awaiting deportation were returned in the preceding 12 months (4.8 per cent).
- Algerian removal rate
- 4.2 per cent, with 569 offenders reported as residing in the community.
- Romanian removals
- 990 in the year to June 2025; 1,399 Romanian offenders were reported as living in the community.
- Recent returns
- The Home Office said nearly 12,000 foreign criminals were returned or deported in the two years since the last election, a 41 per cent increase on the prior two years.
Source spectrum
Far left
Left
Lean left
Centre
Lean right
Right
Far right
Left 0 · Centre 0 · Right 2 of 2 rated sources
All coverage
Coverage over time
LeftCentreRight
Articles per hour since first reported, by side.
Ownership
- Billionaire 50% (1)
- Corporation 50% (1)
Share of the 2 sources by owner type.