Britain’s Home Office has managed to remove just 155 of the 29,437 illegal arrivals from last year, according to figures brought to light by the Freedom of Information Act. The UK currently has a “conservative” government, though the governing Conservative Party has governed to the center-left for the past 14 years.
Operation Vector, devised to tackle the escalating migration crisis, kicked off last week with dawn sweeps apprehending asylum seekers for transfer to immigration removal centers pending deportation to Africa. Nevertheless, Home Office legal teams are girding for anticipated legal appeals, with an internal forecast predicting up to 75 percent of migrants could be successful in judicial reviews halting their expulsion.
Last Wednesday saw a single-day record for this year, with 711 migrants crossing the Channel. Critics of the government’s handling of the situation, such as Alp Mehmet, chair of Migration Watch, labeled the 2023 removal numbers as ‘disgraceful’ and urged for stronger deterrent measures.
The Home Office emphasized its commitment to routine deportations, noting that it had removed 26,000 individuals with no legal right to remain in the UK and planning to launch Rwanda-bound flights within nine to eleven weeks.
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