Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

(asked on 18th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of small boat migrants that have re-entered the UK in 2026 that have previously been removed from the country.


Answered by
Alex Norris Portrait
Alex Norris
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 25th March 2026

The Home Office will publish statistics on returns from the UK up to March 2026 on 21 May 2026. Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account several factors including user needs, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well as quality and availability of data.

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