The UK recorded a steady increase in enforced returns after the number of people returned fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to UK Home Office immigration statistics, there were 9,914 enforced returns in the year ending December 2025, a 21% increase from the 8,169 recorded in the previous year. The data tracks the five most common nationalities for enforced returns from the year ending December 2021 to the year ending December 2025. Albanian nationals have consistently been the most common nationality for enforced returns over the last five years, with 2,440 subject to enforced returns in the year ending December 2025.
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