Government pledges to increase illegal migrant deportations after rise in arrests

More than 600 immigration arrests were made last month, as authorities carried out more than 800 raids, the Home Office has said.
The Labour government points out this was a 73% increase compared to January last year, when the Conservatives were in power, and 352 arrests were made across 556 visits.
Border Security and Asylum Minister, Dame Angela Eagle, told Sky News the government wants to disrupt the people smuggling gangs and send a message that migrants "cannot come over to the UK and work illegally, without there being consequences."
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