UK to amend immigration law to enable deportation of serious sex offenders
The UK government has announced plans to change existing immigration legislation that currently blocks the deportation of certain serious criminals. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told Parliament that the Immigration Act 1971 will be amended to close this legal loophole. The move is partly aimed at individuals such as Shabir Ahmed, a convicted grooming gang leader who was imprisoned for rape and sexual offences against young girls. The proposed amendment would strip legal protections that have so far shielded such offenders from removal. The government's goal is to ensure that foreign nationals convicted of grave offences can be deported from the United Kingdom.
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