Claim: The government has deported 24,000 illegal migrants.
Fact-check: How many people were 'deported' from the UK in 2023? - Full Fact
Verdict: this figure appears to be out of date, and needs context. it seems to be based on ad-hoc data on enforced and voluntary returns of people who did not have the right to stay in the uk in 2023—more recent official figures show the number was actually 25,646. but only a minority of these returns meet the official definition of "deportation", and many were people leaving the uk of their own accord, independently of immigration authorities.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2024-03-25T00:00:00