Memo sparks foreign criminals row (UK immigration)

BBC News ^ | 12/21/2007

[vwatto]

Immigration officials have "no interest" in deporting foreign prisoners who have served less than 12 months in jail, a leaked memo says.

[ARE SOLE]

Sounds familiar.

Regards

[goldstategop]

You mean if you're an illegal alien in the UK, its a pardon from deportation card if you're a criminal? Oh my!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[VOA]

Immigration officials have "no interest" in deporting foreign prisoners
who have served less than 12 months in jail, a leaked memo says.

Nice to know the USA isn't the only country in The Anglosphere
with "civil servants" that pimp for "CRIMALIENS".

Well, sort of nice...

[VOA]

You mean if you're an illegal alien in the UK, its a pardon from
deportation card if you're a criminal? Oh my!

Probably a stance that would be applauded by Sandra Day O'Conner
and Senator Spector (sp?).
With their great reverence of "foreign law".

[tlb]

I’d guess this is more an issue of resources then of the betrayal of western culture this thread is already beginning to lean towards. Finite staff, budgets, and time vs an open ended number of investigations, due-process hearings, appeals in British courts, appeals in EU human rights courts, etc.

If this is correct you’d naturally triage the cases and concentrate on the more serious targets, which means letting the petty offenders slide.