More than 50,000 illegal migrants and foreign criminals have gone missing in the UK after absconding, it emerged today.
Internal Home Office figures reveal that the migrants – including 1,200 foreign national offenders – were recorded as absconders on Government systems.
The data from December 2024, obtained by the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, show there were more ‘missing’ illegal migrants than asylum seekers currently awaiting an initial decision by the Home Office.
The tally includes people refused asylum who have then absconded to avoid being sent back to their home countries, as well as foreign criminals who have evaded deportation
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