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Illegal Immigrants

Volume 892: debated on Thursday 22 May 1975

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asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were repatriated at public expense, as illegal immigrants, following deportation

I. ILLEGAL ENTRANTS
A. Commonwealth citizens removed
Country or territory issuing passport1968196919701971197219731974Totals
Bangladesh77
Cyprus112
Gambia11
Ghana11
Guyana11
India13204738496584316
Mauritius1416
New Zealand224
Nigeria33
Pakistan*16114738833153
Sierra Leone11
Trinidad and Tobago11
Totals293194765911493496
Notes:
* (1) Citizens of Pakistan ceased to be Commonwealth citizens from 1st September 1973.
(2) Before the coming into force of Section 3 of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 a Commonwealth citizen who entered the United Kingdom without examination by an immigration officer did not enter illegally unless a refusal of admission was in force in relation to him.
B. Foreign nationals removed
Nationals of19731974
Algeria2
Austria1
Bolivia1
Denmark1
France2
Italy1
Japan1
Mali1
Mauritania1
Morocco1
Pakistan*4435
Poland1
Senegal1
Spain11
Sweden1
Turkey1
United States of America11
Nationality unknown32
Totals5846
Note:
(3) Figures for foreign nationals removed as illegal entrants before 1973 are not available.
C. Entry certificates authorised for the return of persons removed as illegal entrants
Citizens of India6
Citizens of Pakistan15

orders, and under the provisions of Section 29 of the Immigration Act 1971, respectively, for each of the years 1965 to 1974, indicating the receiving countries in each case and the numbers of those who have returned to this country, where appropriate.

II. DEPORTATION ORDERS MADE

A. Commonwealth citizens

Country or territory issuing passport

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

Total

Australia46416(1)4266(1)39(2)
Bangladesh33
Barbados2221112112
Bermuda12115
Canada24344845943
Cyprus104591828214472(1)34(1)245(2)
Ghana54859112340105
Gibraltar1111217
Guyana68233363337
Hong Kong111159
India23719796173626039405
Jamaica4026111210911251127
Kenya111317
Malawi11
Malaysia21144315
Malta467646514245
Mauritius3351632281218(1)117(1)
New Zealand11114
Nigeria5344201818131426125
Pakistan81010242659483925249
Sierra Leone12824(1)8(1)25(2)
Singapore11
Sri Lanka22747224
Tanzania221510
Trinidad and Tobago644232226334
Uganda213
Other Commonwealth883425331138
TOTAL958272100192233(1)55237258(2)211(4)1,735(7)

B. Citizens of the Republic of Ireland

Country or territory issuing passport

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

Total

Irish Republic161171(1)183(10)177(6)200(6)142(6)116(1)122(4)59(39)46(45)1,377(118)

Note: Figures in brackets are for persons who having been deported returned while the deportation order was in force and were deported again.

C Foreign nationals

Country or territory issuing passport

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

Total

Algeria7(2)512(2)
Argentina1112229
Austria123222122118
Belgium11111143—(1)13(1)
Brazil21115
Chile33316(1)16(1)
Colombia324—(2)413(2)
Denmark1427
Egypt11136
Finland1214
France1064697989674
Germany39131510121751410(2)108(2)
Greece22235253125
Hungary11
Iran321313533428
Iraq121217
Israel15132315
Italy57829711715980
Libya224
Morocco7411
Netherlands264231322530
Norway1214
Pakistan294069
Peru511310
Poland112
Portugal321232111319
South Africa5634447437
Spain4141014101044(2)1172(2)
Sweden2215
Switzerland111115
Turkey12321251684(1)53(1)
United States of America154179132931242020182
Uruguay21331111
Venezuela2112213(1)12(1)
Yugoslavia1146423(1)324(1)
Doubtful4229118
Others236126924311411(1)118(1)
TOTAL6955808496137137131168(7)170(7)1,127(14)

Note: Figures in brackets are for persons who having been deported returned white the deportation order was in force and were deported again

III. REPATRIATION UNDER SECTION 29 OF THE IMMIGRATION ACT 1971

Country of destination

April 1972 to March 1973

April 1973 to March 1974

April 1974 to December 1974

Jamaica429460
Nigeria368945
Others375731
Total115240136
Two persons are known to have returned in 1973 and five in 1974