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<p>Under the UK Borders Act 2007 passed by the last Labour Government, the Home Secretary
has a duty to deport a foreign criminal who is convicted in the UK and sentenced to
a period of imprisonment of 12 months or more unless an exception applies. Where the
automatic deportation threshold is not met, the Home Office will consider deportation
under the Immigration Act 1971 where the person is a serious or persistent offender.
Currently, European Economic Area (EEA) nationals are deported in accordance with
European Union (EU) law on the grounds of public policy or public security. The UK’s
departure from the EU means that, in future, an EEA national who commits an offence
after the end of the transition period (31 December 2020) will be considered under
the same deportation thresholds that apply to non-EEA nationals.</p>
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