Government's Asylum System Pledges

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Illegal immigration and asylum: are government pledges on track?

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Small boat crossings have reached record levels for this point in the year .

Prime Minister has pledged to 'smash the gangs' and 'clear the asylum backlog' Number of asylum hotels used to house asylum seekers was higher in December than when Labour took office.

Government also promised to return more failed asylum seekers to the UK .

The figures also show 8,511 failed asylum seekers were returned in this period but they do not say how many were enforced or voluntary. Separate government figures from July to December gave a fuller breakdown showing many of those who did leave voluntarily did so without government assistance of even its knowledge at the time, as BBC Verify has previously pointed out. This is despite repeated claims from ministers that the government has "removed" or even "deported" this many people. The Home Office says all returns outcomes are the result of collective efforts by the department..

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