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Undocumented Migrants

Asked by Sir Julian LewisConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 March 2025UIN 36573

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) restrictions on freedom of movement and (b) other preventative measures are placed on migrants who have (i) arrived in the UK illegally and (ii) been identified as supporters of foreign terro

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

We have a range of powers at our disposal including prosecution, detention and removal and will not seek to hesitate to use those, as appropriate, against individuals who arrive here illegally and seek to threaten the security of our country.

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