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Enforced returns by nationality

2026 Q2 Provisional

2,259returns

Enforced returns by nationality were 2,259 returns in 2026 Q2, down 2.8% (66) from 2,325 in 2025 Q2.

▼ 2.8% · −66 against 2025 Q2 (same quarter previous year)

  1. Home Office count
  2. 2026 Q2
  3. published 27 August 2026
  4. Ret_D01
  5. row “Return type group=Enforced return”
  6. column “Number of returns”
  7. cell value sum of 384 rows

2004 Q1 to 2026 Q2

Enforced returns by nationality: 2004 Q1 to 2026 Q2LabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02k4k6k200520102015202020252004 Q1: 6,200 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q2: 5,317 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q3: 4,859 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q4: 5,049 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q1: 5,029 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q2: 5,206 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q3: 5,224 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q4: 5,349 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q1: 5,392 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q2: 5,018 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q3: 4,431 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q4: 4,531 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q1: 3,675 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q2: 3,261 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q3: 3,420 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q4: 3,518 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q1: 3,379 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q2: 3,539 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q3: 3,364 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q4: 3,151 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q1: 3,214 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q2: 2,963 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q3: 3,189 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q4: 3,141 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q1: 3,568 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q2: 3,236 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q3: 3,654 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q4: 3,470 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q1: 3,765 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q2: 3,277 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q3: 3,527 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q4: 3,997 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q1: 3,774 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q2: 3,786 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q3: 3,739 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q4: 3,835 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q1: 3,739 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q2: 3,911 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q3: 3,565 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q4: 3,635 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q1: 3,482 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q2: 3,351 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q3: 3,354 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q4: 3,354 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q1: 3,242 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q2: 3,315 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q3: 3,079 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q4: 3,285 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q1: 2,901 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q2: 3,062 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q3: 2,878 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q4: 3,062 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q1: 3,179 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q2: 2,888 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q3: 2,845 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q4: 2,829 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q1: 2,667 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 2,367 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 2,115 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 2,087 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 1,891 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 1,801 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 1,686 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 1,820 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 1,367 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 363 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 844 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 809 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 431 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 855 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 766 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 736 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 908 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 863 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 1,017 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 1,018 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 1,218 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 1,625 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 1,603 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 1,916 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 1,890 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 1,842 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 2,069 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 2,370 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 2,313 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 2,325 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 2,381 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 2,889 returns · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 2,140 returns · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 2,259 returns · published 27 August 2026
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What this measures

The number of people removed from the UK by enforcement action in each quarter (enforced removals and other returns from detention), split by nationality.

What this doesn’t measure

Voluntary returns, people refused entry at port who subsequently departed, or people who left without the Home Office's knowledge.

Important caveat

Returns summed from the Home Office detailed dataset. Enforced and voluntary returns exclude people refused entry at port who subsequently departed; the destination-group breakdown covers all three return type groups. Figures for the most recent seven quarters are provisional and voluntary returns in particular are revised upwards as departures are identified later. Destination labels are kept exactly as published, so "Home country" and "Home Country" are separate values in older data.

Revision history

No period of this series has been revised since it was first ingested here. Revisions are recorded automatically when a later release publishes a different figure for the same period.

Source

Publisher
Home Office
Publication
Immigration system statistics: returns detailed datasets
Release
Year ending June 2026, published 27 August 2026
Source file
returns-datasets-jun-2026.xlsx
File SHA-256
7c16d6e2a68ff4866562cde5e96a719013995ca45165c1ff3c547f795ab85e3f
Retrieved
2 September 2026
Sheet
Data_Ret_D01
Table
Ret_D01
Row
Return type group=Enforced return
Column
Number of returns
Cell value
sum of 384 rows
Geography
United Kingdom
Unit
returns
API
/api/metrics/enforced_returns_by_nationality · /series · /vintages

Government periods

Change during each government, from the level inherited to the last complete period before it left office. Describes the period; does not attribute cause.

Labour 2024–1,8422024 Q22,2592026 Q2↑ 22.6%
Conservative 2019–20241,6862019 Q31,8422024 Q2↑ 9.3%
Conservative 2017–20193,1792017 Q11,6862019 Q3↓ 47.0%
Conservative 2015–20173,2422015 Q13,1792017 Q1↓ 1.9%
Coalition 2010–20153,5682010 Q13,2422015 Q1↓ 9.1%
Labour 2005–20105,0292005 Q13,5682010 Q1↓ 29.1%

Full comparison with chart

Release
Year ending June 2026 · publication page
Last updated
27 August 2026
Next scheduled release
26 November 2026 (official date)