The government is introducing new measures that will see foreign criminals to be deported as prisons have reached maximum capacity.
The government’s plans will see those who have served 30% of their prison time will be deported to their home countries.
Foreign criminals makes up 13% of the prison population in the UK and it costs around £54,000 a year to house a prisoner.
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said, “This Government is taking radical action to deport foreign criminals, as part of our Plan for Change.
Deportations are up under this Government, and with this new law they will happen earlier than ever before.
Our message is clear: if you abuse our hospitality and break our laws, we will send you packing.
A spokesman from Reform UK said, “Until we leave the ECHR, which Labour will never do, the UK will never regain control over who we can and cannot deport.
“Labour won’t be able to deport foreign criminals and doesn’t want to deport illegal migrants. This is a weak Government that lacks the guts to do what the British people want.
A Government spokesman said, “Our Immigration White Paper will end the addiction to cheap overseas labour that saw net migration explode to nearly one million in recent years by replacing it with an immigration system that is controlled, selective and fair and boosting opportunities for homegrown talent.
The White Paper also includes plans to introduce legislation that tightens the application of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and sets out reforms to make it easier to remove foreign criminals convicted of any offence before the threat they pose escalates.
The changes to enable the immediate deportation of foreign prisoners require primary legislation and will be brought before Parliament in due course.
