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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentHome OfficeTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 57931

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to identify immigrants who arrive illegally on small boats.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

We collect biographic and biometric data from all those arriving illegally in the UK. Checks are then run against a range of data sources to identify relevant information.

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