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First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Immigration Minister has given an update on the improvements and continuing reforms being made to immigration detention
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Home Secretary and the French Interior Minister have spoken about ongoing efforts to tackle illegal migration via small boats.
Its closure is part of the Home Office’s response to the Stephen Shaw review.
The Home Secretary has given a statement to Parliament about immigration detention and the government's response to Stephen Shaw's follow-up report published today.
A man who tried to smuggle 6 Ukrainians into the UK on board a yacht was yesterday (5 February) found guilty.
An attempt to smuggle an estimated £50 million worth of cocaine into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Farnborough Airport.
A gang who conspired to manufacture and supply fake ID documents to help immigration offenders live illegally in the UK has been jailed for more than 16 years.
An attempt to smuggle more than a million cigarettes into the UK hidden in foot stools was prevented by Border Force at Manchester Airport.
An attempt to smuggle almost 22 tonnes of tobacco into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Hull docks.
A man from Newport who was involved in 2 separate attempts to smuggle people into the UK has been jailed for 5 years.
A people smuggler who hid 5 Vietnamese teenagers inside a tent erected in the rear of his car has been jailed for 4 years and 3 months.
A man from Slough who attempted to smuggle 16 illegal migrants – including 5 children - into the UK has been jailed for a total of 5 and a half years.
Border Force officers at Dover’s Eastern Docks have prevented an attempt to smuggle approximately 20 kilos of cocaine into the UK.
A man from Hoddesdon who attempted to smuggle an Albanian man into the UK was jailed yesterday (11 October) for a total of 2 and a half years.
Gang who tried to smuggle Albanian nationals into the UK through the Channel Tunnel have today (18 September) been jailed for a combined total of more than 21 years.
A Lithuanian man who attempted to smuggle two Chinese nationals into the UK at the Port of Hull has been jailed for more than two years.
A couple from Gillingham have today (Monday 11 September) been jailed for more than 7 years after attempting to smuggle 12 Vietnamese nationals hidden in tyres into the UK.
A 28-year-old man has been jailed for 18 months at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for attempting to smuggle approximately 10 kilos of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport.
A man from London has been jailed for attempting to smuggle an Iraqi national through the Channel Tunnel.
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