Illegal migrant worker arrests double in just two years under Labour

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Arrests of migrants working illegally in the UK have doubled since Labour came into power, new Home Office stats have revealed.More than 17,000 illegal working arrests have been made since July 2024, a 122 per cent increase on the two previous years, with almost 25,000 visits carried out across the country, a 111 per cent increase.For those arrested for working illegally since July 2024, there has been a 50 per cent rise in individuals being returned to their home countries, a total of 2,357.The figures are being released after a week-long, multi-agency "crackdown" on organised immigration crime across the UK in June.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Home Office said that in the first six months of 2026, the number of illegal working visits rose to 7,270, a 31 per cent increase on the same period last year, leading to 4,756 arrests, a 20 per cent rise.There has been a record number of arrests and raids of illegal workers have been made in Northern Ireland in a "crackdown", the...

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