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flag UK and Vietnam sign deal to fast-track deportations, cutting processing time by 90%.

flag The UK has signed a landmark agreement with Vietnam to speed up deportations of Vietnamese nationals without legal status, aiming to cut document processing times by up to 90% and potentially increase removals fourfold. flag Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the deal during a meeting with Vietnam’s General Secretary To Lam, calling it the strongest migration agreement Vietnam has ever made with another nation. flag The pact, part of a broader strategic partnership covering defense, trade, climate, and security, seeks to reduce bureaucratic delays, dismantle smuggling networks, and strengthen border controls. flag It follows a 50% drop in illegal arrivals from Vietnam and comes amid concerns over a BBC journalist detained in Vietnam for months while trying to renew a passport.

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