Written Question·Home Office·UIN HL2375
Undocumented Migrants: Deportation
Tabled: 21 July 2026
Answered: 23 July 2026
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights on the deportation of illegal immigrants.
Answer
Article 8, the right to private and family life, is a qualified right, meaning interference can be justified where proportionate to the public interest. The government considers that Article 8 has been applied too broadly in some immigration and deportati...
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