People Smuggling
2026-05-19 · Home Office · 3185 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) intercepted and (b) arrested since January 2025 in relation to smuggling illegal migrants into the UK.
Answer
Data on the number of detected individuals arriving via illegal routes to the UK is published on .GOV.UK at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a05e3b7ee62840dba48a2c7/illegal-entry-routes-to-the-uk-dataset-mar-2026.xlsx.In...