Foreign criminals convicted in UK to be deported immediately under new plans

<p>Deported offenders will be barred from re-entering UK and measures will apply to those in custody too to cut costs</p><p>Most foreign criminals convicted by a UK court will be deported immediately, instead of 30% of the way through their prison sentences, under plans announced by the government.</p><p>The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has proposed a change in legislation that will give the government the power to deport most foreign prisoners as soon as they are convicted and incarcerated.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/09/foreign-criminals-tried-uk-deported-immediately-new-plans">Continue reading...</a>