Around 20,000 foreign criminals continue to live in the UK after being released from prison, despite deportation orders being issued. The "Times" newspaper reports this with reference to data from the country's Ministry of the Interior. According to the publication, the number of deported foreigners increased from 8 thousand in 2020 to 36 thousand in 2025. However, foreign criminals still make up less than 30% of the total deportees. Based on data up to June 2025, reimbursement rates in some countries remain extremely low. In particular, less than 5% of convicted nationals in Nigeria and Jamaica are deported from the UK. For Somalia, Sierra Leone and Congo, the figure ranges from 0.6 to 2.7%. In addition, in 2025, more than 41 thousand illegal immigrants arrived in the UK by boat across the English Channel. This is the second highest figure after 2022, when over 45.7 thousand people reached the shores of Great Britain. Authorities spend several million pounds a day housing asylum seekers in hotels.

Around 20,000 foreign criminals continue to live in the UK after being released from prison, despite deportation orders being issued. The "Times" newspaper reports this with reference to data from the country's Ministry of the Interior. According to the publication, the number of deported foreigners increased from 8 thousand in 2020 to 36 thousand in 2025. However, foreign criminals still make up less than 30% of the total deportees. Based on data up to June 2025, reimbursement rates in some countries remain extremely low. In particular, less than 5% of convicted nationals in Nigeria and Jamaica are deported from the UK. For Somalia, Sierra Leone and Congo, the figure ranges from 0.6 to 2.7%. In addition, in 2025, more than 41 thousand illegal immigrants arrived in the UK by boat across the English Channel. This is the second highest figure after 2022, when over 45.7 thousand people reached the shores of Great Britain. Authorities spend several million pounds a day housing asylum seekers in hotels.