Expulsion of refugees involved in committing serious crimes in host countries

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Author

UNHCR

Title

Document source

Date

21 August 2026

Document type

Collection

Legal instruments

1951 Refugee Convention

Keywords

Deportation / Forcible return

Expulsion

National security / Public order

Non-refoulement

Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness

Serious non-political crime

Region

Global

Protected persons

Asylum-seekers

Refugees