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Illegal working arrests and raids have reached their highest level after relentless activity by the Home Office’s Immigration Enforcement teams.
UK and Germany re-double efforts to tackle illegal migration and crack down on people smuggling gangs in Europe
The number of illegal migrants returned under the UK-France deal has reached 42 after 16 were returned to France in largest group flight yet.
Under the landmark UK-France migration deal, the first groups of small boats arrivals to the UK have been successfully removed on flights to France.
Countries that refuse to accept returns of individuals in the UK unlawfully could see the number of visas they are granted cut.
A new independent body will be set up to speed up decision making on asylum appeal cases.
‘Deport Now Appeal Later’ scheme nearly trebled to 23 countries, with more to follow in the future.
43 people returned to Nigeria and Ghana in an operation, part of a surge in returns activity to secure our border through the Plan for Change
The government has signed a new agreement with Bangladesh to speed up the removal of migrants with no right to be in the country.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Members reappointed to the Independent Family Returns Panel.
Helen Chamberlain has been reappointed as chair of the Independent Family Returns Panel (IFRP).
The Home Office returned more than 320 foreign criminals and immigration offenders with no right to be in the UK last month as part of efforts to stop the boats.
Offenders removed had received combined prison sentences of more than 87 years.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Both countries will seek to expedite removal of Albanians from next week following growing numbers taking treacherous journey on small boats.
Offenders removed had received combined prison sentences of more than 46 years.
Deal will see the UK and Nigeria do more together to support legal migration, tackle illegal migration and speed up the removal of foreign criminals.
New agreement allows the UK to remove Albanians with no right to be in the UK as government speeds up return of Albanian criminals.
Figures raise concerns that last-minute claims are being used to delay and time out removal from the UK.
An immigration removal centre for detaining people while their removal from the UK is being organised has been officially opened today.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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