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Missing (presumed free to offend again); Special report: Deportation bungle They are dangerous. They are foreign. Their release instead of deportation brought down a Home Secretary. But now the 'IoS' has learned that hundreds of them can never be sent home. Sophie Goodchild reports.(News)
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Byline: Sophie Goodchild
Nearly a third of foreign criminals targeted by immigration officials in the wake of the deportation scandal will never be re-moved from this country, it emerged last night. Since the blunder was exposed four weeks ago, 98 of the most serious offenders have still not yet been traced.
Tony Blair is facing a fresh crisis over the bungled release of more than 1,000 prisoners into the community, as legal experts warn that many cannot be sent home because they have lived in Britain too long or have genuine claims to stay.
Last week, the Prime ...
