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Progress on immigration as numbers on key visa routes fall 24%, detentions start after passing of Rwanda law, and a major crackdown begins on illegal working.

• Updated: 7 May 2024

To help tackle illegal migration, the government is proposing tougher penalties for hauliers and vehicle drivers found carrying clandestine migrants.

• Updated: 18 July 2022

Figures raise concerns that last-minute claims are being used to delay and time out removal from the UK.

• Updated: 16 March 2021

Landlords and employers not required to see original documents during coronavirus outbreak.

• Updated: 30 March 2020