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ETAs are digitally linked to a traveller’s passport and ensure that more robust security checks are carried out before people begin their journey to the UK.
The UK will benefit from boosts to trade and further cooperation on tackling illegal migration as Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani visits Downing Street.
The government's target to drive removal of foreign criminals and immigration offenders to highest level since 2018 has been smashed, with 16,400 people removed.
The UK will develop a new sanctions regime to cripple people smuggling crime rings and starve them of illicit finance fuelling their operations.
Immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care, and Louise Casey appointed to head independent commission and build cross-party consensus.
Suspected people smugglers will face travel bans, social media blackouts and restrictions on phone usage under tough new laws to dismantle crime networks.
Dame Angela Eagle has thanked Border Force and Immigration Enforcement staff working to protect the public and the border over Christmas.
The government has been intensifying raids to tackle illegal working across England since the summer.
The government has delivered on its manifesto promise to strengthen the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).
The government is on track to deliver highest number of returns for 5 years as nearly 13,500 removed from the UK since election.
Details of completed inspections awaiting publication, and active inspections.
This inspection examined the performance of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority since its establishment in 2021.
UK and Germany agree landmark plan to break the business model of people smuggling gangs, with Germany confirming intention for law change.
Sebastian Valencia Jefferson was sentenced on Friday 6 December 2024 at Manchester Crown Court.
Home Office statistics published today show that over 3 million people have now made the switch from using physical immigration documents to an eVisa.
New data shows illegal working arrests have increased by 25% since the election.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a speech on migration at 10 Downing Street.
Net migration is 4 times higher than it was 5 years ago, driven by record levels of overseas recruitment as the government acts to bring numbers down.
Over 90 tonnes of illegal drugs have been seized by Border Force so far this year, a 92% increase on the year before, including 19 tonnes of cocaine.
Shameless businesses who commit serious offences will be banned from sponsoring overseas workers to crack down on visa abuse and prevent exploitation.
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