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The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 17 November to set out significant reforms to the UK’s asylum and returns system.
Number of illegal working arrests skyrocket by 63% as Immigration Enforcement carry out highest level of raids in British history.
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.
Home Secretary statement on actions the government is taking with France to strengthen border security and reforms to the asylum system.
Illegal workers arrested in nationwide enforcement surge as part of government's drive to crack down on immigration crime.
First illegal immigrants detained under the groundbreaking UK-France treaty.
The treaty provides a legal basis for the groundbreaking UK-France ‘one-in, one-out’ pilot scheme.
Criminal networks smuggling migrants on dangerous small boats to be targeted with £100 million funding boost.
New offence to target criminal gangs promoting dangerous journeys like Channel crossings to the UK on social media.
New agreement between Home Office and top food delivery firms will help stop illegal working in the delivery sector
Anyone complicit in facilitating people smuggling to the UK will be at risk of having their assets frozen and being banned from travelling to Britain, under new powers announced by the Foreign Secretary today.
The Prime Minister and French President Macron agree to return illegal migrants to France.
Ramp-up of arrests and visits set to take place across the UK targeting migrants working illegally in the gig economy
Seven members of a suspected organised crime group believed to have made millions have been arrested in West Yorkshire and Essex.
Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat commit to further strengthening security checks on delivery riders to prevent illegal working in the gig economy.
Over 6,000 arrests and 9,000 visits carried out across the UK since the election in crackdown on illegal working.
Six people have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal entry of hundreds of migrants in dawn strikes by Immigration Enforcement across the UK
33 illegal entrants and suspected people smugglers arrested as part of Home Office operation tackling abuse of the Common Travel Area.
A new dedicated taskforce has been launched to transform the way in which the police respond to organised immigration crime gangs operating from the UK.
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