Foreign criminals jailed for over a year will be BANNED from Britain under tough new immigration rules - The Sun

FOREIGN criminals jailed for over a year will be barred from Britain under tough new immigration rules.

Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the beefed-up measures for Border Force and immigration officials today.

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Priti Patel will announce a ban on foreign crims sentenced to more than a year in jailCredit: Represented by ZUMA Press, Inc.

In a new 130-page document, the Government revealed even criminals not sentenced to 12 months face being booted out of Britain.

It said: "Those already in the UK who are sentenced to 12 months or more in prison must be considered for deportation.

"Where the 12-month criminality deportation threshold is not
met, a foreign criminal will still be considered for deportation where it is conducive to the public good, including where they have serious or persistent criminality."

This includes persistent offenders such as pickpockets and burglars.

The document also warns those coming here they will have to follow the rules or face the consequences.

It says: “Migrants are expected to observe the conditions of their permitted stay and not to remain beyond the period of their lawful status. 

“Those who breach our immigration laws and rules place themselves at risk of exploitation by unscrupulous bodies such as organised crime groups and rogue employers and landlords.”

The change means criminals from the European Union are treated the same as currently happens to those from non-EU countries.

Under the present rules, convicted former lags from the bloc can only be excluded on a case-by-case basis.

Border Force and Immigration officials will be able to block the entry of those migrants found guilty of serious crimes in a migration crackdown.

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Activists in London protest the new immigration bill the government has prepared, June 29Credit: Getty Images - Getty

This new criminality rule will affect anyone wanting to enter Britain who is deemed "not conducive to the public good.

The clause could thus allow ministers to snub hate preachers or other people hoping to settle in the country, but plan to stir up social tensions, the paper adds.

The crackdown is part of a raft of new immigration rules - a points-based system which will replace freedom of movement from January 1.

The new immigration system is designed to cut the number of low-skilled migrants entering Britain from the beginning of next year.

But it aims to make it easier for higher-skilled workers to get UK visas.

People who want to live and work here will need to gain 70 points to be eligible to apply for a visa.

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Nick Thomas-Symonds says the changes will be examinedCredit: Twitter

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Priti Patel says former lags are not welcomeCredit: PA:Press Association

Points will be awarded for key requirements like being able to speak English to a certain level, having a job offer from an approved employer, and meeting a minimum salary threshold.

A health and care visa will provide a route for key health professionals to work in the UK, while a graduate route will allow international students to stay in the UK for at least two years after completing their studies.

Ms Patel said on Sunday: "The British people voted to take back control of our borders and introduce a new points-based immigration system.

"Now we have left the EU, we are free to unleash this country's full potential."

She said this would allow the government to, "implement changes we need to restore trust in the immigration system and deliver a new fairer, firmer, skills-led system from 1 January 2021."

Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said Labour would "scrutinise the proposals on visas very carefully".

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"The Government has rushed through immigration legislation with very little detail in the middle of a global pandemic.

"There are real concerns that this will cause major problems for our NHS and our care sector."

Thomas-Symonds added that the changes came at a "time when we are still waiting for the Government to make good on their promise to scrap the unfair immigration health surcharge for workers who were being charged to access the very services they were keeping going to help others during the toughest of times."

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The changes will result in beefed-up powers for border officials Credit: Alamy

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