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New powers to prevent illegal working in premises that sell alcohol or provide late night refreshment have come into force in England and Wales today.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Members of a gang from Salford have been jailed after attempting to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK through the Eurotunnel.
Two people who attempted to smuggle an Albanian man into the UK via the Channel Tunnel have been jailed for a total of 6 years.
A Nigerian woman has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for attempting to traffic Nigerian girls through Heathrow Airport to work as sex workers in brothels across Europe.
Director General of Immigration Enforcement departs after more than 30 years at the Home Office.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The Home Secretary has revealed plans to place a 72-hour time limit on the detention of pregnant women.
Landlords in England are being reminded that there is less than a month to go before ‘right to rent’ rules go live.
Government expands and extends UK law enforcement taskforce to tackle criminal gangs behind the migration crisis in the Mediterranean.
The latest clampdown on sham marriages means that, from 2 March, the notice period for marriage and civil partnership will be extended from 15 days to 28 days.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The next Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration will be David Bolt, the Home Secretary announced today (10 February).
New legislation which will see landlords face fines if they rent homes to illegal immigrants without checking their ‘right to rent’.
Speech by Home Secretary Theresa May to the Vatican Conference.
This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by Mark Harper and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 31 October.
Written ministerial statement announces consultation on ensuring only migrants with a right to work can access the labour market.
This written ministerial statement was given on 12 March 2013 by Mark Harper, and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.
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.
A Home Office spokesperson today announced:
This speech was delivered to the Royal United Services Institute on 14 March 2012. This speech has been checked against delivery.
This speech was delivered to the Centre for Policy Studies on 15 September 2011. This version of the speech is as written.
Statement laid in the House of Commons on 26 April 2011 by Damian Green, and in the House of Lords by Baroness Neville-Jones.
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