Wasn't there a bloke in Australia who was deported back to the UK having lived there for 30+ years. He arrived with his parents at a young age, they had died, he had no papers to prove he was permitted to remain there, so having committed a crime he was deported to the Uk, a country to which he had no ties at all, as all his family was south of equator..
But just because someone has children or a partner isn't enough reason to let them stay. Their children and partner could go with.
However some proportionality should bear on it. If you have not left the UK for anything other than a short holiday for in excess of say 20 years could mean that you cannot be deported unless you are an illegal immigrant. I would add that anyone who came here as a child should be immune from this regime.
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