Written questions

Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 48832 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 1 May 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place to check the movement of people over the Northern Ireland-Republic land border to identify illegal immigrants with no right to access the Common Travel Area.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 1 May 2025

As the Hon Member will be aware, no immigration checks are undertaken on the Northern Ireland-Republic land border, but our enforcement agencies do operate intelligence-led operational activity throughout the UK to ensure that all individuals within our t...