People Smuggling: Prosecutions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful prosecutions there have been of people involved in people smuggling gangs since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle
From 5 July 2024 (to 10 July 2025) Home Office Immigration Enforcement Criminal and Financial Investigation have convicted 168 people involved in people smuggling.
In many cases, someone convicted in this date range may have been arrested in a previous time-period, and in many other cases, someone arrested in this period may remain under investigation and not be charged and convicted until a later date.
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