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Information about Immigration Enforcement.


Immigration Enforcement was set up on 1 April 2012. It is responsible for preventing abuse, tracking immigration offenders and increasing compliance with immigration law.

It works with partners such as the police to regulate migration in line with government policy, while supporting economic growth.

Our team

Immigration Enforcement staff work in the UK and overseas, including air and sea ports. We work across government and with employers, the voluntary sector and others to maximise compliance with the immigration rules.

Our vision

Immigration Enforcement’s vision is to tackle illegal migration, remove those with no right to be here, and protect the vulnerable.

Our core missions are to:

  • prevent people from entering the UK illegally or becoming non-compliant
  • identify those in the UK without status, maintain contact with them and progress their cases to conclusion
  • remove those with no right to be here

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