Nearly 60,000 migrants and criminals deported since Labour came to power, Home Office says

The government has announced that nearly 60,000 illegal immigrants and convicted criminals have been removed or deported from the UK since Labor comes to power in 2024.

More than 15,000 were removed during this period; a 45 percent increase over the previous 19 months.

The Home Office confirmed 43,000 people left the country voluntarily after being told they had arrived in the UK illegally.

After the data was released, Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood promised to “increase” deportations further.

But the government still faces increasing immigration pressure, as more than 65,000 people have arrived using Channel crossings alone since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister.

Earlier this week, Ms Mahmood said there was no guarantee the number of small boat crossings would fall by this time next year.

The Home Office has said it will legislate to stop illegal immigrants “gaming the system” by using the European Convention on Human Rights to challenge their deportation.

The United Kingdom is among a number of countries grappling with migration issues and pushing for changes to the way the treaty is interpreted, particularly Article 3 protection against inhuman or degrading treatment and Article 8 on the right to family life.

Both clauses were used to prevent people who had no right to live in the UK from being repatriated to their home country.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that illegal immigrants will also be limited to a single appeal.

Ms Mahmood said: “I promised to step up the removal of illegal immigrants – and we have done that.

“But we need to go further to eliminate those who have no right to live in our country.

“I will do whatever is necessary to restore order and control.”

The government has also pledged to end the use of hotels to house refugees by the end of parliament, opting instead for more basic accommodation such as military sites.

The government said fewer than 200 asylum accommodation hotels remained in use, compared to a peak of 400 under the previous government.