Kenyans have been put on high alert after the United Kingdom threatened to suspend visas for countries which fail to cooperate in taking back their nationals who are denied the right to remain in the UK.
The UK's newly appointed Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood confirmed the developments during a meeting of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance in London, which includes officials from the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Mahmood emphasised that her top priority was securing the UK's borders, particularly in light of the recent hike in illegal migration through small boat crossings. During her first full day in office, over 1000 people reportedly crossed the channel - a figure which she described as "utterly unacceptable". UK's newly appointed Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood Photo The Independent "We think there is interesting space for collaborating, particularly on how we deal with countries who do not take their citizens back - so making sure we are able to return out of our countries people who have no right to be in our countries and send them back to their home countries," she said.
Her remarks signal a shift toward tougher immigration enforcement, particularly targeting countries that are seen as not fulfilling their responsibilities when it comes to deportations.
