Petition · past parliament
The UK Government should return all illegal immigrants immediately.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Illegal immigrants should be deported immediately to avoid the UK from paying for their accommodation and keep.
48,000 asylum seekers are provided with hotel accommodation in the UK. This is a cost we cannot sustain . Remove all of them quickly and
deny them asylum status.
deny them asylum status.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Under international law, it is legal for a person to apply for asylum in any country that has signed the 1951 Geneva Convention and to remain there until the authorities have assessed their claim.
You could start a new petition asking the UK Government to withdraw from international treaties that give people the right to seek asylum in the UK, if that's what you'd like to happen.
You could start a new petition asking the UK Government to withdraw from international treaties that give people the right to seek asylum in the UK, if that's what you'd like to happen.
Timeline
| 7 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.