Home Office · nationality: China

Enforced returns: China

4 periods to 2026 Q2

135returns

Enforced returns for China totalled 135 returns in the 4 periods to 2026 Q2, up 9.8% (12) on the 4 periods before.

  1. Home Office dataset
  2. Data_Ret_D01
  3. Return type group=Enforced return; Nationality=China
  4. column “Number of returns
  5. sum of 10 rows per period
  6. published 27 August 2026

2004 Q1 to 2026 Q2

Enforced returns by nationality: 2004 Q1 to 2026 Q2LabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0100200200520102015202020252004 Q1: 76 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q2: 92 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q3: 55 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q4: 76 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q1: 115 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q2: 113 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q3: 142 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q4: 66 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q1: 77 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q2: 87 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q3: 114 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q4: 84 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q1: 64 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q2: 77 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q3: 121 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q4: 102 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q1: 120 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q2: 169 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q3: 166 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q4: 131 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q1: 177 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q2: 178 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q3: 194 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q4: 246 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q1: 264 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q2: 218 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q3: 253 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q4: 209 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q1: 232 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q2: 158 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q3: 161 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q4: 224 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q1: 237 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q2: 213 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q3: 186 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q4: 124 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q1: 175 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q2: 205 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q3: 137 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q4: 146 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q1: 136 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q2: 134 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q3: 117 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q4: 113 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q1: 103 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q2: 104 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q3: 91 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q4: 114 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q1: 90 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q2: 84 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q3: 71 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q4: 66 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q1: 91 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q2: 85 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q3: 92 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q4: 105 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q1: 74 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 74 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 59 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 80 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 61 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 48 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 42 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 46 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 17 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 6 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 1 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 6 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 2 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 2 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 3 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 16 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 21 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 13 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 32 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 20 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 17 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 30 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 37 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 39 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 29 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 56 returns · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 27 returns · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 23 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.

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

Source

Dataset
Immigration system statistics: returns detailed datasets
Release
Year ending June 2026, published 27 August 2026 · sha256 7c16d6e2a68ff486
All values
Enforced returns by nationality