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Illegal migrants facing Rwanda flights are skipping Home Office checks on their whereabouts to avoid being rounded up for removal.
Fears grew last night that thousands in Britain may have gone missing during the first three months of this year.
Figures, released in response to a Freedom of Information request, show 5,584 bailed migrants refused checks a total of 56,243 times between January 1 and March 31.
Some 1,633 Albanians, included in the Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams' tally, avoided 16,028 of the checks, which take place regularly by phone, over the internet, or face to face at police stations. The Government said in late February that more than 33,000 illegal migrants were then on immigration bail, and therefore liable to be removed to Rwanda.
Illegal migrants facing Rwanda flights are skipping Home Office checks to avoid being rounded up for removal. The Government said more than 33,000 illegal migrants were then on immigration bail, and therefore liable to be removed to Rwanda (pictured: staff board what was set to be the first plane to transport migrants to Rwanda in 2022)
Last night the Home Office refused to give the current numbers of bailed migrants now living freely in the UK. The figure is likely to have increased since February's 33,085, because more are arriving (pictured: a dinghy in the Channel on Tuesday)
This means that one in six
