More than 600 immigration arrests in January - as government expects rise in deportations More than 600 immigration arrests were made last month, as authorities carried out more than 800 raids, the Home Office has said.
Some 3,930 arrests have been made over 5,424 visits by immigration enforcement officers since July when Labour took over, according to Home Office figures.
In total, Labour said that more than 16,400 people have been deported since the election - and the government says this number is expected to go up later on Monday when new data is published.
The Labour government points out this was a 73% increase compared to January last year - when the Conservatives were in power - and 352 arrests were made across 556 visits.
Other measures the government has taken include launching adverts in Vietnam and Albania to dissuade potential migrants, and working with other countries to try to prevent people coming to the UK illegally.
