Home Secretary has promised a raft of “strong and clear steps” to boost border security and curb influx of undocumented migrants
London is set to introduce a series of new measures aimed at tackling illegal immigration into the UK and at strengthening the country’s border security, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced.
According to a Wednesday statement, over the next six months the government plans to achieve the “highest rate of removals of those with no right” to be in the country since 2018, including asylum seekers whose applications have failed.
“We are taking strong and clear steps to boost our border security and ensure the rules are respected and enforced,” Cooper stated.
The new measures include the immediate recruitment of up to 100 new specialist intelligence and investigation officers at the National Crime Agency (NCA) to “disrupt and smash criminal smuggling gangs and prevent dangerous boat crossings.”
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