About 800 immigration enforcement officers have been involved in the operations, with some met with protests.
The Government is braced for more legal battles over its Rwanda plan after the first migrants set to be deported were detained
There are also suggestions other immigration offenders may have to be freed from detention in order to make space for those earmarked for Rwanda, but details on the Home Office operations have been limited. Meanwhile, the Home Office faced questions over its ability to track down thousands of people it had earmarked for removal to Rwanda.
Home Office director of enforcement Eddy Montgomery said it was “vital that operational detail is kept to a minimum, to protect colleagues involved and those being detained, as well as ensuring we can deliver this large-scale operation as quickly as possible”. The Home Office may have to refer migrants for a bail hearing if they have been detained for four months or more.
In some instances, protesters are said to have been lying in front of cars in a bid to prevent them being used by immigration enforcement officers, according to government officials. The policy, expanded to include Rwanda earlier this year, is separate from the Government’s plan to deport migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the Channel.
Provisional Home Office figures show 7,567 people have arrived in the UK so far this year after making the journey.
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