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People in immigration detention

People in immigration detention: 2010 to Year ending June 2026CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01k2k3k20102015202020252010: 2,525 people · published 27 August 20262011: 2,419 people · published 27 August 20262012: 2,685 people · published 27 August 20262013: 2,796 people · published 27 August 20262014: 3,462 people · published 27 August 20262015: 2,607 people · published 27 August 20262016: 2,738 people · published 27 August 20262017: 2,545 people · published 27 August 20262018: 1,784 people · published 27 August 20262019: 1,637 people · published 27 August 20262020: 910 people · published 27 August 20262021: 1,179 people · published 27 August 20262022: 1,159 people · published 27 August 20262023: 1,782 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 1,808 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 2,152 people · published 27 August 2026
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Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics: immigration detention summary tables, Year ending June 2026 (published 27 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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