Fewer than 2% of Afghan and 5% of Pakistani asylum seekers deported from Britain last year

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Fewer than 2% of Afghan and 5% of Pakistani asylum seekers deported from Britain last year.

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Fewer than two per cent of asylum seekers from Afghanistan and five per cent from Pakistan were removed from the UK last year.

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New data has suggested over 40,000 asylum cases in total were lodged with the Home Office, but only 285 people were removed.The research suggests just 123 asylum seekers from Afghanistan were removed last year out of 6,462 claimants, a return rate of 1.9 per cent.Meanwhile, the Home Office has suggested the data includes asylum seekers who have had their initial claims refused but have not exhausted their appeals rights and therefore not eligible for return.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The analysis, conducted by The Telegraph, showed that just 82 asylum seekers were returned out of a total of 7,419 applicants from Iran.

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Asylum seekers from Eritrea, the country that makes up for the largest number of small boat migrants crossing the channel, accounted for 8,948 asylum claims, but just 64 were returned.

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