‘Enough is Enough’: Patel’s Message to Deportation Disruptors

London: Home secretary Priti Patel has told those seeking to frustrate the deportation process that ‘enough is enough’ in her latest speech on the government’s controversial immigration reforms. The Home Office denied that her comments were targeted at lawyers. Patel detailed her vision for a ‘world-class immigration system’ as part of the government’s New Plan for Immigration at an event hosted by thinktanks Bright Blue and British Future. The home secretary said the next strand of the Home Office’s plan will be about speeding up removal of those with no legal right to be in the UK.

‘For too long, we have been frustrated by those who know how to play the system,’ Patel said. ‘More than 10,000 foreign national offenders remain in the UK. Among that number are individuals who have committed serious crimes, including murder and rape. Since the start of the year, we have removed more than 800 foreign national offenders. But there is much more to do. And we are taking further action. I have a message to those who seek to disrupt the efforts of our enforcement officers. They should think about whether their actions may be preventing murderers, rapists and high harm offenders from being removed from our communities – and they should think long and hard about the victims of these crimes.’

Read more: Monidipa Fouzder, Law Gazette, https://is.gd/RHXCEu