"Nearly 60,000 unauthorised migrants and convicted criminals have been removed or deported from the UK since Labour took office, the Home Office has said. The announcement came amid claims that the government was promoting harmful stereotypes by equating migration with criminality. Officials said the figure was the highest number in a decade. The department said 15,200 people who were in the UK illegally were removed since the 2024 election a 45% increase on the previous 19 months."
"The Home Office is preparing to introduce legislation to stop those facing possible removal from gaming the system by using the European convention on human rights to appeal against their removal. The UK is one of several countries pushing for changes in the way the treaty is interpreted, notably in its Article 3 protection against inhuman or degrading treatment and the Article 8 right to a family life. Both articles have been used to challenge deportation and removal decisions."
Nearly 60,000 unauthorised migrants and convicted criminals have been removed or deported from the UK since Labour took office, with officials saying the total is the highest in a decade. Since the 2024 election, 15,200 people in the UK illegally were removed, a 45% increase on the previous 19 months, and 43,000 left voluntarily after being told they were in the UK illegally. Deportations of foreign national offenders have risen 32%, with over 8,700 deported. The Home Office released footage of a removals flight and the home secretary said removals will be scaled up. Legislation is being prepared to limit appeals under the European Convention on Human Rights, focusing on Articles 3 and 8, and unauthorised migrants will be restricted to a single route of appeal. More than 65,000 people have crossed the Channel since the prime minister took office.
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