The UK government will increase its detention capacity for illegal migrants by 40% over the next decade as part of a wider crackdown on illegal immigration, with plans to remove more than 45,000 foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers who have no legal right to remain in the country.
The expansion of the Haslar and Campsfield Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) will more than triple their combined capacity from 290 to around 1,000 beds. The government said the additional detention spaces would enable faster removals and strengthen immigration enforcement, reiterating that those entering the UK illegally "will not be able to stay."
