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  • Would-be illegal immigrants caught in lorry at Portsmouth

    Two Albanian men have been removed from the UK after Border Force found them hiding in a lorry at Portsmouth ferry port.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sham marriage cases on BBC’s Fake Britain

    Watch immigration officers thwart plans to cheat the UK immigration rules as they stop sham marriages in London and north west England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Family visit visa reform to save £107 million over next decade

    Genuine applicants will benefit from streamlined visa process.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Seven arrested and unlicensed Viagra seized after immigration raid

    Seven people were arrested and thousands of unlicensed Viagra pills seized following a raid by Home Office immigration enforcement officers

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Couple convicted over baby smuggling attempt

    A couple from Oxford have been convicted of attempting to pass off a Nigerian baby as their own and bring it back to the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Illegal workers arrested in Leicester immigration raid

    …All were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border security: carriers' liability consultation

    This written ministerial statement was given on 12 March 2013 by Mark Harper, and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border Force stubs out cigarette smuggling attempt

    Border Force officers have foiled an attempt to smuggle 30 million cigarettes into the UK through the port of Southampton.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Home Secretary speech on 'An immigration system that works in the national interest'

    …Speech given by Rt Hon Theresa May MP on 'An immigration system that works in the national interest'. The speech was delivered on 12 December 2012.…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Significant fall in net migration

    Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that net migration has fallen by 59,000.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border Force's Halloween find

    Three would-be illegal immigrants have been stopped from entering the country after Border Force officers found them hiding inside a lorry.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Olympic Border Force prepared for peak Olympic arrivals

    Border Force is fully prepared to cope with the peak of Olympic Games arrivals. It will be implement plans and man every desk at peak times.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New targeted interviews to stop fake students

    Ahead of the summer surge in student visa applications UK Border Agency officers will be given new powers to interview international students and refuse visas if they are not satisfied the applicant is genuine, the Immigration Minister Damian Green announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transforming our border: Damian Green's speech to the Royal United Services Institute

    This speech was delivered to the Royal United Services Institute on 14 March 2012. This speech has been checked against delivery.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Focused Border Force will make UK safe

    Damian Green announced that passengers on non-EEA flights travelling to UK will have details checked using e-Borders system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Border Force begins work

    The Border Force and the UK Border Agency now operate separately.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public access rules: consultation response

    Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) response to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) consultation on public access rules.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 'Thorough investigation into UK Border Force'

    Home Secretary Theresa May has confirmed this afternoon that there will be an immediate and thorough investigation into the UK Border Force.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Student visa system changes - cutting abuse and raising standards

    Tough new rules and enforcement action to stop abuse of the student visa system mean that more than 450 education providers will no longer be able to sponsor new international students.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK will not opt in to EU asylum directives

    Immigration Minister Damian Green has informed Parliament that the UK will not be opting in to two EU asylum directives.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government