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News <http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=34:news&la yout=blog&Itemid=114> Tuesday, 06 August 2013 23:10 Written by Shifa Mwesigye 8 Comments <http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26830:enteb be-gets-first-uk-deportees&catid=34:news&Itemid=114#comments> <http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_mailto&tmpl=component&link=51031cb2 9317cbaa3cba1112943d959856ed55da> E-mail <http://observer.ug/index.php?view=article&catid=34%3Anews&id=26830%3Aentebb e-gets-first-uk-deportees&tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page=&option =com_content&Itemid=114> Print <http://observer.ug/index.php?view=article&catid=34%3Anews&id=26830%3Aentebb e-gets-first-uk-deportees&format=pdf&option=com_content&Itemid=114> PDF <http://observer.ug/images/stories/Kyeyo-USA.jpg> Ugandans in the USA at a social gathering, their illegal counterparts in the UK are being deported The Immigration department has started receiving Ugandans deported from the UK in the recent crackdown on illegal immigrants, in a campaign dubbed, 'Go home or face arrest'. An official at Entebbe airport told The Observer that the deportees included people who had overstayed their visa or those denied entry at the border posts because their documents were not satisfactory. The deportees are often escorted by security officers <http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26830%3Aent ebbe-gets-first-uk-deportees&catid=34%3Anews&Itemid=114> from UK, and handed over to Ugandan security. While many deportees are just given escorts to deliver them to immigration, some are brought in handcuffs, if they were problematic or dangerous and had committed a crime. "We interview them and when we confirm that you are a Ugandan, we check you in because we have no problem with anyone who is a Ugandan. Many Ugandans who are deported hide their exact information when we interview them," said Marshall Alenyo, a senior Immigration officer at the ministry of Internal Affairs. He said those who were brought back after committing crimes were processed through immigration and sent straight to prison. Some of the deportees are returned after turning themselves in to UK Border Agency (UKBA) authorities, while others are reported to police by their fellow Ugandans, as illegal immigrants. There are more desperate cases of Ugandans who have been away for so long and do not want to come home to nothing. Some remain on the run while in extreme cases; illegal immigrants commit suicide because they would rather die than come back to Uganda with nothing to show. An immigration official at the airport, who preferred not to be named because he is not authorized to speak, told The Observer that some deportees are returned with up to five body guards. "Some girls come without shoes; some men come only in socks. Those who get their passports stamped as deportees are not allowed to go back because they will be denied a visa," he said. One international traveller, Joweria Kasozi, said while she was waiting for her flight in Dubai in May this year, a Ugandan was brought in handcuffs. When he got on board the aircraft, he went into a frenzy saying he was not returning home. "He was crying uncontrollably and fought with the policemen, other passengers were so scared that he had to be taken off the aircraft," Ms Kasozi said. British Prime Minister David Cameron is quoted by The Guardian as saying that encouraging illegal immigrants to leave the UK voluntarily was more cost-effective than arresting them and removing them by force. The 'Go home or face arrest campaign,' encourages all persons living in the UK illegally to leave the country or turn themselves in through calling or texting UKBA to receive advice and help on their documentation to leave UK. If not, they risk being arrested and forced out of the country. smwesi...@observer.ug --
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