PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Make illegally entering the UK a criminal offence
Introduce legislation that makes it a criminal offence to enter the United Kingdom illegally (by any means) with a statutory prison sentence of 10 years. Early release will be available at 5 years for those that agree to return to their country of origin
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
Background
We need to stem the tide of illegal entry to the United Kingdom and this will only be achieved by criminal prosecution of those that do so.
We must in parallel provide a legal route for genuine refugees and this should be done by having asylum application processes in place at UK Embassies.