More Deportation Expected as UK Government Allows More Asylum Appeals Hearing

Detainees inside the Manston short-term holding centre for illegal immigrants wave to members of the media outside, near Ramsgate, Kent, southeast England, on Nov. 3, 2022. Daniel Leal /AFP via Getty Images

Thousands of failed asylum seekers in the UK are expected to face shorter waits for the outcomes of their appeals as the government increased the number of days judges can operate.

Ministers say the increased capacity will speed up the deportation of those who have no right to remain.