The Home Office, a

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, has, from August 2005 to 31 March 2009, excluded 101 individuals from the UK for having "engaged in unacceptable behaviour". Of those, 22 were excluded by then-

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between 28 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. On 5 May 2009 Smith publicly "named and shamed" sixteen of those individuals. In addition to the sixteen, other people are or have been banned from the United Kingdom. The individuals are not necessarily banned from the

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, which have their own immigration regulations. Smith's successor as Home Secretary,

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, ended the policy of naming people who are banned from entering Britain.

Home Office 2009 list of hate promoters

The following 16 names were published:

Other notable individuals banned or refused entry

The following individuals have at some point been temporarily or permanently refused entry into the United Kingdom. , - , , Jacek Międlar , Far-right Polish priest , UK government concerns over spreading hate speech , , - , , Daryush Valizadeh , Blogger , UK government concerns over promoting rape , , - , , Mark Weber , Holocaust denier , UK government concerns over Holocaust denial , , - , ,

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, Organized crime figurehead, son of Slobodan Milošević , Organized crime activities in Eastern Europe, banned from entire European Union , , - , , Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (aka

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) , Rapper , Criminal convictions in the United States ,

Individuals previously banned or refused entry

These individuals have at some point been banned from entering the United Kingdom, or at least temporarily refused entry; these individuals are either deceased or have eventually been allowed entry.

Notes

References

External links

Home Office statement
{{DEFAULTSORT:People banned from entering the United Kingdom, List of Immigration to the United Kingdom Banned from entering the United Kingdom

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People banned from entering