Payouts made to hundreds of people after unlawful deportation attempts, with Labour questioning how EU nationals can have confidence in system
The Home Office mistakenly detained more than 850 people between 2012 and 2017, all of whom were living in the UK legally, and the government was forced to pay out over £21m in compensation as a result, officials have revealed.
Figures released to the home affairs select committee this week show there were 171 cases of wrongful immigration detention in 2015-16, triggering compensation payments totalling £4.1m, and 143 cases in 2016–17, triggering a further £3.3m in compensation.
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