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“The 13 closures are expected to save taxpayers £51million, and bring the total number below 160”

“having peaked at around 400 under the Conservatives.”

“The Home Office insists using military barracks will save taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds after £2.1billion was spent on housing asylum seekers in hotels last year.”

“More than 46,000 arrived in the UK via small boat in 2022, up from just 299 in 2018.”

“Roughly 39,000 people used this method in the year to March 2026, accounting for about 90 per cent of all unauthorised entries detected.”

“The Home Office also logged 46,497 people entering by irregular routes in the year to December 2025, with 89 per cent of those crossing the Channel by small boat.”

“Home Office figures show 1,087 (four per cent) of migrants were returned across the English Channel, from data from August 4 last year until June 30 earlier this year.”

“Home Office data compiled in March this year found 20,885 asylum seekers were still in hotels, with 72,768 being placed in other accommodation as they awaited decisions.”

“At least five women who were abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have been formally recognised by the Home Office as victims of modern slavery.”

“The Home Office found Rachel Louw had been subjected to sexual exploitation in the UK and France over a three-year period by Al Fayed and his brother Salah.”

“the number of National Crime Agency (NCA) officers tackling smuggling gangs facilitating small boat crossings had risen to almost 800 from 376 at the start of 2025”

“Between 1 January and 29 July 2026, a total of 14,128 people crossed the English Channel by small boat from France. This was down by 42% on the same period the previous year”

“Small boat arrivals made up 42% of asylum applications between April 2025 to March 2026”

“Boats that arrived in the UK from 30 July 2025 to 29 July 2026 carried an average of 67 people. This has more than doubled since 2021”

“the number of these arrivals is about 5% of the size of total immigration into the UK from January 2025 to December 2025”

“People from Eritrea accounted for 18% of all arrivals from April 2025 to March 2026”

“at least 2,000 people who arrived by small boat were found to be potential victims of human trafficking or other forms of modern slavery, according to the Home Office”

“Another 4,535 people were detected entering the UK without permission via other methods including hiding in vehicles, travelling on ferries or through airports from April 2025 to March 2026. This was…”

“nearly 300 arrests of smuggling gang members last year, as well as the seizure of more than 1,100 small boats and engines”

“the equipment seized by the NCA had been used, it could have helped 72,000 more people come illegally to the UK”

“small boat crossings so far this year are down around 43% compared to the same period in 2025”

“The offence carries a maximum sentence of up to six years in prison.”

“10 people have been sentenced under the new law which can imprison those who risk others' safety by piloting small boats.”

“In the latest figures covering January 2025 to December 2025, at least 2,000 people who arrived by small boat were found to be potential victims of human trafficking or other forms of modern slavery,…”

“According to Home Office figures, more than 13,000 arrivals have been recorded so far this year.”

“The Home Office has said its new £662m deal with France, signed in April, curbed dangerous crossings by 'boosting enforcement action on beaches'.”

“Figures published by the Home Office show 1,087 people were returned to France in the 11 months from August 2025 to June 2026, while 1,117 people were transferred from France to the UK.”

“119 women were detained in immigration removal centres and residential short-term holding facilities as of December 2025.”

“Some 11,884 migrants arrived in the six months from the start of January to the end of June, according to the latest Home Office data.”

“This is 41 per cent lower than the total that had reached the UK by this point last year, which was 19,982”

“it is also down 12 per cent on the 13,489 who arrived in the first six months of 2024.”

“Safi entered the UK in a lorry in 2020 and was granted asylum in 2022, the Home Office previously confirmed.”

“a plot to assassinate two Iran International television journalists”

“Even though the latest Home Office figures show knife crime has fallen by 8% in England and Wales, many people say they don't feel safe, especially those living in areas where violent crime is more v…”

“According to Home Office figures seen by the BBC, Border Force officials last year seized more than 167,000kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of more than £2bn - the highest amount …”

“A former military base would provide accommodation for 1,250 "single adult male" asylum seekers, according to information published by the Home Office. It states that those living at the site in Bice…”

“The Home Office expects it to operate in a similar way to the UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme, which allowed households and community groups to sponsor more than 200,000 refugees fleeing the war zone.”

“The Home Office plans to use MoD Bicester to house 1,250 asylum seekers”

“If approved, it would be used for a minimum of ten years to house about 1,250 asylum seekers”

“migrants using the European Convention on Human Rights to stay in the UK last year will cost taxpayers £4.9billion”

“Statisticians in the Home Office estimated the cost of granting a migrant the chance to remain because of their right to a family life was £141,000 per individual over their lifetime”

“The Home Office's calculation found that 34,400 asylum seekers were granted the right to stay in the UK under Article 8 last year”

“More than 77,000 individuals were allowed to stay in the UK on the basis of an Article 8 claim in 2025, equating to more than half of the 149,000 applications granted for family reasons”

“It does not include the fiscal impact of dependants associated with the cohort. It should therefore not be interpreted as the total fiscal cost of all individuals linked to Article 8 grants in 2025”

“The Home Office's modelling [...] made its forecast by assuming they would start on low wages, with up to a third potentially unemployed”

“Migrants are typically more economically active during their working years, while costs associated with healthcare, pensions and wider public services accrue later in life”

“Violent crime fell by 4 per cent between 1997 and 1999”

“Home Office research collated in 1996 showed a rise of 30% on England match days.”

“The average time to clear immigration and asylum appeals is 61 weeks, with more than 150,000 cases currently awaiting a hearing, according to the Home Office.”

“Two hotels have closed as asylum accommodation, the Home Office has confirmed. The Mercure George Hotel in Reading and the Oxford Witney Hotel were among 20 the government said had stopped being used…”

“The number of asylum seekers housed in hotels nationally has fallen to its lowest level since 2022, according to Home Office figures”

“down from a peak of 56,000 in September 2023”

“On 27 January 2001, the 56th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the Home Office says that a royal personage (as yet unnamed) and political and religious leaders will meet in a central London…”

“Home Office figures suggest domestic abuse rose 25% in England and Wales during England match days during the last World Cup in 2006.”

“plans to cut overtime by £70m a year nationally”

“Reports of domestic violence during the 2006 tournament rose by 31% on England match days, Home Office data shows.”

“Between 2021 and 2025, it has been revealed by the Home Office that 4,614 re-entry events recurred after deportation.”

“723 migrants were removed on two or more occasions, yet were found to have returned back to the country.”

“After being removed, more than two migrants re-enter the country everyday.”

“In 2025 there were 26,388 voluntary returns and 8,590 enforced returns, the latter of which cost an average of £48,800 per return.”

“Only 921 migrants had been returned to France under this policy as of June 2026.”

“about 4,200 unaccompanied child asylum seekers in Britain supported by local authorities”

“Official data compiled by the Home Office showed 20,885 asylum seekers were still being housed in hotels as of March this year, down from a peak of 56,000 in September 2023.”

“The Home Office confirmed it intends to use three more ex-military barracks to house small boat migrants while also reaching capacity at RAF Wethersfield and Crowborough.”

“According to the Home Office, migrants at MDP [Ministry of Defence Police] Wethersfield were being provided with a shuttle bus three times a day to Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford”

“£23.25 in dispersal accommodation and £144 in hotels”

“£9.95 to £49.18 per person per week”

“19,779 foreign criminals living freely in Britain, more than double the 8,500 at the same point in 2020”

“between a third and a half of asylum‑seekers.”

“30 per cent below the official poverty line.”

“£35 for a single man, £104 for a family of four.”

“£10 pocket money a week”

“three times as much as cash benefits to administer”

“Home Office noted last month, in its latest immigration data, that deportations of all types, including criminals, had risen to 67,000 since it came into power, up 41%.”

“Asylum seekers are expected to have to pay a total of around £10,000, but Ms Mahmood will be able to adjust the amount, the Home Office said.”

“migrants at MDP Wethersfield were being provided with a shuttle bus three times a day to Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford.”

“increase the number of people accommodated there from about 800 to 1,220”

“were being provided with a shuttle bus three times a day to Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford”

“According to the Home Office, migrants at MDP [Ministry of Defence Police] Wethersfield were being provided with a shuttle bus three times a day to Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford.”

“In 2021, the Home Office granted Settled Status to 694,186 applicants under the EU Settlement Scheme.”

“Between August 2018 and March 2026, Settled Status was given to more than four million EU nationals, including just over 169,000 from France.”

“the Home Office revealed migrants using the European Convention on Human Rights to stay in the UK last year will cost taxpayers £4.9billion.”

“The Home Office's calculation found that 34,400 asylum seekers were granted the right to stay in the UK under Article 8 last year.”

“More than 77,000 individuals were allowed to stay in the UK on the basis of an Article 8 claim in 2025, equating to more than half of the 149,000 applications granted for family reasons.”

“The two police forces are among 12 chosen for the expansion of Raneem's Law”

“The expansion of the scheme will bring the total number of police forces taking part to 17.”