The government has detained and removed over 35,000 people with no right to be here.
Claimed by Unknown
What fact-checkers found (1)
- Full FactThis is misleading. While there were around 35,000 immigration returns during Labour’s first year in government, most were not detained or forcibly removed. Government data shows that only around a quarter of these departures were “enforced” returns.
2025-10-22
Read the full review →
FAXTR aggregates verdicts from independent fact-checking organizations so you can compare the evidence and judge for yourself. We are an evidence collector, not a verdict authority.
Related fact checks
- You have to be a member of the House of Lords or an elected member in a general election to become U…Incorrect. By modern convention the Prime Minister is an MP, but there is no law that requires them to have been elected in a general election.
- In 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump promoted a proposal called "The TRUMP Rules" that would restric…False
- The UK Government’s X account has been suspended.False. The @ukgov account has been suspended, but this is not the official UK Government X account.
- “The stock market has set 53 all-time record highs since the election. Think of that, one year."Not the Whole Story
- "And every service member recently received a warrior dividend of $1,776. ... We got the money from …Misleading
- “The flow of deadly fentanyl across our border is down by a record 56% in one year.”Unsupported