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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.
To help tackle illegal migration, the government is proposing tougher penalties for hauliers and vehicle drivers found carrying clandestine migrants.
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.
OISC investigation uncovered a multi-million pound scheme
Anyone caught piloting a boat carrying migrants in the Channel could face life behind bars from today, as part of the biggest overhaul of the asylum system in decades.
Two people have been sentenced for recruiting drivers to smuggle migrants in vans.
Five people smugglers have been sentenced for locking migrants into purpose-built 'hides' made from wardrobes and secured with screws.
Government takes first steps to operationalise the Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
Vulnerable women will be first to benefit from the pilot, which is part of the government’s response to Stephen Shaw’s latest review of immigration detention.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The new immigration removal centre will replace Yarl’s Wood as the only dedicated immigration removal centre for women.
Priti Patel met with key members of the Greek government to discuss shared challenges on illegal migration and serious organised crime.
New agreement allows the UK to remove Albanians with no right to be in the UK as government speeds up return of Albanian criminals.
Major increases in child rapists, people who threaten national security and failed asylum seekers clogging up modern slavery system.
Figures raise concerns that last-minute claims are being used to delay and time out removal from the UK.
A man who attempted to smuggle a stash of illegal weapons into the UK including a crossbow, axe and imitation firearm, has been returned to Poland.
Three people have been arrested by Immigration Enforcement as part of an international investigation into the smuggling of migrants into the UK by small boat.
Eleven people have been arrested in relation to illegally facilitating migrant crossings of the Channel.
Four people have been arrested by Immigration Enforcement in connection with a people smuggling investigation as warrants were executed in Birmingham, Leicester, Telford and Coventry.
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