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Undocumented Migrants: Deportation

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 25 April 2025UIN 45265

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people who have entered the UK illegally lodge multiple appeals against their deportation; and what the average number of appeals is per person.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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