Petition · past parliament
Immediately return all illegal immigrants who arrive in England on small boats.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Illegal immigrants have started crossing the English channel in small boats, risking their own lives, and often those of children. These people need to be immediately returned to where they came from, to save lives, and to deter others from arriving in their thousands once the weather improves.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 29 Dec 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jan 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jan 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.