Britain has signed a new deal with Iraq, intensifying the return of migrants, which has no rights in the country.
This creates previous efforts to cooperate with people dealing with smuggling gangs and to prevent people from crossing the channel in small boats.
More than 18,000 people have traveled dangerous this year during the same period last year.
The conservatives described the deal as “measles”, saying that “barely any” small boat arrival is now Iraqi.
According to the house office, the number of Iraqis fell to 1,900 in the year ending March 2025, below 2,600 in the last year.
The government said that it demonstrated the effectiveness of cooperation between the two countries on dealing with illegal stay.
The government said that the deal would be established to “rapid” the formal processes, which have no legal right to be in the UK.
It was signed by Home Office Minister Dan Jarvis as part of the two -day visit to the UK by Iraq Deputy Foreign Minister Fuad Hussain.
All the Iraqis coming from the small boat will not be returned as some can successfully claim asylum if they can prove that they can face harassment in their country.
By March 2025, about 26% of Iraqis who crossed in the year were given shelter on the initial decision.
Chris Filp, the home secretary of the conservative shadow, said the agreement was “a sham that was designed to look hard while increasing the crossing”.
Last year, Britain agreed to a deal of £ 800,000 to strengthen the Iraqi law enforcement and border security, which was aimed at dealing with smuggling people.
Many smuggling networks across Europe are run by Iraqi Kurds.
Jarvis said: “By working together on the challenges of safety, development and migration, we are building strong relationships that deal with shared challenges like organized crime and irregular migration, benefiting both of our countries.”
The government has demanded impetus to the return of unsuccessful refugees and foreign criminals, who had already come to power in labor with similar agreements made with Albania and Vietnam.
It said that more than 35,000 people who had no right to be in the UK returned in the first year of labor – 12 months ago an increase of 14% compared to the same period.
A separate deal was agreed with France last monthWhich includes some small boat arrival in exchange for UK, accepting a similar number of shelter seekers from the country.
