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Petition · past parliament

Illegal immigrants to be returned to the EU within 24 hours of landing in UK

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Illegal immigrants in boats to be towed back to France or forcibly returned to the EU within 24 hours of landing in UK without option of claiming asylum.
We're full and fed up..

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Take action to stop illegal immigration and rapidly remove illegal immigrants

Timeline

26 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
10 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Jul 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.