"The home secretary is due to announce sweeping changes next week aimed at making the UK less attractive for illegal immigrants and modelled on the Danish system. Shabana Mahmood is expected to set out plans to deter migrants from coming to the UK and make it easier to deport those who do in a statement to MPs on Monday. She is understood to have based some of the changes on the approach in Denmark, having dispatched officials to the country last month to study its border control and asylum policies."
"Changes will include requiring judges to prioritise public safety over migrants' rights to a family life, or the risk that they will face inhuman treatment if returned to their home country, the Telegraph reported. Home Office officials described Mahmood's plans as the most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration in modern times. Before next week's announcement, the Home Office announced it had removed or deported 48,560 people from the UK since Labour came to power."
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce measures to deter illegal migration and facilitate deportations, drawing on Denmark's border control and asylum practices. Officials were sent to Denmark to study policies. Proposed changes include amending human rights legislation and requiring judges to prioritise public safety over migrants' family life rights or potential inhuman treatment on return. Home Office officials described the plans as the most sweeping modern reforms to tackle illegal migration. Since Labour came to power, 48,560 people have been removed or deported, a 23% increase; about 100 people were returned to France under the one-in, one-out deal. Small boat crossings remain a major political issue.
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