More than 80,000 criminals and immigration offenders have been returned since July 2024

More than 80,000 criminals and immigration offenders have been returned since July 2024.

Returns have reached a near-decade high, with removals now at their highest level since 2016.

If you come here illegally, or you break our laws, you will be sent home.

— Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) August 20, 2026