 |
answer text |
<p>Discussions continue to take place between a number of Government departments on
a regular basis on how we tackle illegal migration, including solutions to enable
the return of foreign nationals.</p><p>Each asylum case is considered on its individual
merits. Where it is accepted that an individual would face persecution in their country
of origin or it would be otherwise unsafe for them to return, some form of protection
would normally be granted in the UK. If protection is not granted, then whether or
not removal can be enforced, we expect failed asylum seekers to return home.</p><p>Generally,
there are no countries to which, as a matter of immigration policy, we cannot remove.
However there may be some countries where at any one time it is difficult logistically
to undertake enforced removals.</p><p>We are in discussions with EU partners on how
to take forward proposals to return those who travel through safe third countries
back to those areas they transited through, or to establish zones of protection to
which failed asylum seekers could be returned when return to their country of origin
is not possible.</p><p>The UK also participates in a number of EU readmission agreements,
some of which include clauses for returning third country nationals.</p>
|
|
