Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Take action to make entering the UK illegally extremely unattractive for adults

Closed 8,790 signatures

What the petition asks

Adults entering the UK illegally must be arrested, imprisoned, only given basic provisions & rapidly deported to the last country they were in or arrived from.
No legal aid should be afforded them & any appeals should be made from outside the UK.

Britain appears to be a preferred destination for people to enter illegally due to the lack of penalties imposed on them.

We believe this negatively impacts services, communities & the safety of British citizens.

To put the interests of foreign law breakers before those of the British population is not the remit of any government & action to protect Britons is now critical to secure their future wellbeing.

Timeline

15 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
15 May 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 8,790
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 15 Nov 2021
Closed 15 May 2022

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