Utter nonsense. First off the individuals had already served their sentences, some years previously, so if they still posed a threat than that is a failure of the prison system and presents a fundamental question of why more isn't being invested to reduce recidivism rates. 1/
https://twitter.com/pritipatel/status/1425775016713523203
Secondly, we are talking about a number of people who have no links to the countries they are being removed to, and who left them at young ages. This just places them at risk of being targeted by gangs, which doesn't exactly benefit anyone. 2/
On the most recent flight there were people suffering severe illness, people aged in their 60's who served their sentences seven years previously. People with children who will now grow up without dads. This does nothing to make the streets safer. 3/
Last flight cost more than £40,000 per person. The millions wasted on #deportations could be invested into the prison system to improve rehabilitation and reduce recidivism. Otherwise this is just a discriminatory secondary punishment because people were born elsewhere. 4/
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