Summary
- The Labour government has highlighted new immigration enforcement figures, saying its crackdown on illegal migration is producing results, with arrests connected to immigration offences increasing by 55% and more than 70,000 people with no right to remain removed from the UK.
- Ministers say the increase reflects a major expansion of enforcement activity targeting illegal working, organised immigration crime and those who facilitate breaches of immigration law.
- Labour has pledged to continue increasing enforcement, speeding up removals and taking tougher action against criminal networks involved in illegal migration.
The Labour government has highlighted new immigration enforcement figures, saying its crackdown on illegal migration is producing results, with arrests connected to immigration offences increasing by 55% and more than 70,000 people with no right to remain removed from the UK.
Ministers say the increase reflects a major expansion of enforcement activity targeting illegal working, organised immigration crime and those who facilitate breaches of immigration law.
The government said Immigration Enforcement teams have carried out more operations across workplaces and communities, with action focused on tackling exploitation and strengthening border controls.
Labour has pledged to continue increasing enforcement, speeding up removals and taking tougher action against criminal networks involved in illegal migration.
Critics have called for further details on the figures and argue that enforcement must be combined with reforms to the wider immigration and asylum system.
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