Three African countries have agreed to take back foreign criminals and illegal migrants after the Home Secretary threatened to impose visa restrictions - but only 3,000 will go. However, despite today's agreement just 3,000 people from the African countries could be eligible to be removed or deported. And the countries are not among the most common nationalities of migrants to enter the UK legally or illegally. Other countries that did not cooperate on taking back their citizens could not expect a 'normal visa relationship' with Britain. Penalties included an 'emergency brake' on visas for countries with high asylum claims until they take back citizens in the UK illegally.

Source: Daily Mail February 07, 2026 00:51 UTC