{
  "id": 19174150,
  "title": "Hundreds of Algerian and Iraqi criminals live freely in UK despite deportation orders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/hundreds-of-algerian-and-iraqi-criminals-live-freely-in-uk-despite",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T15:44:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/11/09/hundreds-of-algerian-and-iraqi-criminals-live-freely-in-uk-despite-deportation-orders/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New figures reveal that hundreds of foreign criminals, mostly Algerians and Iraqis, are residing in the United Kingdom despite possessing deportation orders. According to data from the Home Office, there are approximately 20,000 foreign offenders living in Britain, including 642 Iraqis and 596 Algerians. Algerian offenders have a deportation rate of 4.2 percent, while their Iraqi counterparts have a rate of 3.4 percent, as reported by The Times.\n\nOrganized gangs, primarily composed of Algerians, have been implicated in a series of street robberies involving high-end luxury watches in upscale neighborhoods of London. Simultaneously, Iraqi criminals have played a significant role in people smuggling operations across the English Channel in small boats.\n\nDeportation rates have seen a sharp increase from 8,000 in 2020 under the Conservative government to 36,000 under the current Labour administration in 2025. However, foreign offenders constitute less than 30 percent of those removed from the UK.\n\nThe data also indicates that there are 773 offenders awaiting deportation to Nigeria and 775 Jamaican offenders subject to enforcement action while still residing in the country. All foreign criminals sentenced to more than a year in prison are now included on the deportation list following recent legal changes, but the statistics suggest that individuals from EU countries are more likely to be returned.\n\nShadow Home Secretary Chris Philp criticized the government for permitting foreign criminals to remain in the UK. He argued that only a small fraction of criminals from countries such as Jamaica, Nigeria, Somalia, Algeria, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, or even India are returned. Philp claimed that due to numerous human rights claims and the Labour Party's belief that it is discriminatory to deport criminals to Jamaica, dangerous individuals continue to reside in the UK, committing further crimes like rape and murder after serving their sentences.",
  "summary": "Hundreds of Iraqi and Algerian criminals are living in the UK despite being subject to deportation orders, new figures show. Data released by the Home Office reveals there are 20,000 foreign offenders living in the community in Britain, among them 642 Iraqis and 596 Algerians. Algerian criminals have a deportation rate of 4.2 per cent and Iraqis criminals 3.4 per cent, according to the figures…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}