Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
Lords · Question HL9658 · Tabled 18 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Rogan
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of irregular migrants who have entered the United Kingdom through the land border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in each of the past five years.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 29 Jul 2025
Journeys from Ireland to the UK are within the Common Travel Area (CTA). As part of the CTA arrangements, the UK does not operate routine immigration controls of individuals arriving in the UK by air or sea from within the CTA, and no immigration checks a...