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The Home Secretary has today (4 October 2024) agreed a major international plan to smash criminal gangs responsible for smuggling illegal migrants into G7 countries.
Hundreds of rogue employers across the UK have been targeted by the Home Office during a nationwide weeklong intensive operation into illegal working.
Forty six foreign criminals and immigration offenders have been returned to Vietnam and Timor-Leste on a groundbreaking charter flight.
The government has signed a new agreement with Bangladesh to speed up the removal of migrants with no right to be in the country.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Progress on immigration as numbers on key visa routes fall 24%, detentions start after passing of Rwanda law, and a major crackdown begins on illegal working.
The first illegal migrants set to be removed to Rwanda have now been detained, following a series of nationwide operations this week.
Leading food delivery companies will introduce enhanced security checks on their apps to prevent the market being abused by illegal workers, following discussions with the government.
Home Office criminal and financial investigators arrested 4 suspected people smugglers.
UK and Vietnam agree closer cooperation to stop the boats.
Today marks the launch of the latest phase of the government’s global campaign to warn migrants of the consequences of entering the UK illegally.
Members reappointed to the Independent Family Returns Panel.
Helen Chamberlain has been reappointed as chair of the Independent Family Returns Panel (IFRP).
Three suspected fraudulent immigration lawyers have been arrested in Greater Manchester following a Home Office raid on Wednesday 24 January.
Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat urged to end unchecked account sharing to protect the public.
The UK and Austria have signed a statement today agreeing to closer cooperation on tackling illegal migration and terrorism.
The Immigration Minister, Robert Jenrick, made a statement to the House of Commons on illegal migration.
Members of a gang who worked for cleaning contractors used by a string of Sainsbury's supermarkets have been sentenced.
The UK and Türkiye have agreed a new partnership to enhance cooperation on tackling the illegal movement of migrants, and keep both countries safer.
Fourteen migrants, including 4 children, were found hidden behind cardboard boxes in a van.
The Home Office deployed over 300 immigration officers on over 150 enforcement visits in one day to crack down on illegal working across the UK.
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