Illegal Migration Act 2023 receives Royal Assent

The Act imposed a statutory duty on the Home Secretary to remove anyone arriving in the UK irregularly and provided the framework for third-country removals. Many of its provisions depended on the Rwanda scheme, which was subsequently held unlawful by the Supreme Court in November 2023 and formally abandoned by the Labour government in July 2024. Parts of the Act remain in force but its practical impact has been substantially reduced.