Politics
UK threatens to ban all Eritreans over migrant-returns refusal
October 15, 2026 at 09:27 AM
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5 reports · 2 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 18 hours
TGThe Guardian
Repressive, secretive and highly militarised: Eritrea, the east African country facing UK visa ban threat
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BABBC Arabic
اللجوء في بريطانيا: تهديد بحظر دخول الإريتريين بسبب موقف أسمرة من إعادة المهاجرين
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TGThe Guardian
UK threatens to ban Eritreans over returns policy
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يواليوم السابع
بريطانيا تهدد دولة أفريقية بحظر التأشيرات.. وزيرة الداخلية تكشف السبب
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BNBBC News
UK threatens visa bans for Eritrea over migrant return policy
(opens the publisher’s site)UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the country unless Asmara accepts more returned asylum seekers and criminals.
- Starting Thursday, Eritrean diplomats face restrictions on travel beyond 60km outside London, and fast-track visas for VIPs have been halted.
- Mahmood said Eritrea "has had every chance" to accept criminals and those with no right to remain in the UK but refused, and she will not hesitate to impose further measures on non-cooperating countries.
- The Home Office said Eritrean authorities abruptly withdrew returns cooperation earlier this year.
- Eritreans were the most common nationality crossing the Channel by small boat in the year to June 2026, accounting for 18% of arrivals.