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For years, the United Kingdom lacked effective tools to compel foreign governments to accept deported citizens. Paperwork stalled. Travel documents went unsigned. Countries simply refused to cooperate, and deportees remained in Britain. On February 5, 2026, that dynamic shifted: Angola, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to accept deportations after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood threatened—and in the DRC's case, imposed—visa penalties on their citizens.
Updated Feb 6
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