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People in immigration detention by length of detention

People in immigration detention by length of detention: March 2010 to June 2026LabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01k2k3k2010201520202025March 2010: 2,802 people · published 27 August 2026June 2010: 2,775 people · published 27 August 2026September 2010: 2,889 people · published 27 August 2026December 2010: 2,525 people · published 27 August 2026March 2011: 2,654 people · published 27 August 2026June 2011: 2,685 people · published 27 August 2026September 2011: 2,909 people · published 27 August 2026December 2011: 2,419 people · published 27 August 2026March 2012: 3,034 people · published 27 August 2026June 2012: 2,993 people · published 27 August 2026September 2012: 3,091 people · published 27 August 2026December 2012: 2,685 people · published 27 August 2026March 2013: 2,853 people · published 27 August 2026June 2013: 3,142 people · published 27 August 2026September 2013: 3,115 people · published 27 August 2026December 2013: 2,796 people · published 27 August 2026March 2014: 2,991 people · published 27 August 2026June 2014: 3,079 people · published 27 August 2026September 2014: 3,378 people · published 27 August 2026December 2014: 3,462 people · published 27 August 2026March 2015: 3,483 people · published 27 August 2026June 2015: 3,418 people · published 27 August 2026September 2015: 3,531 people · published 27 August 2026December 2015: 2,607 people · published 27 August 2026March 2016: 2,925 people · published 27 August 2026June 2016: 2,878 people · published 27 August 2026September 2016: 2,998 people · published 27 August 2026December 2016: 2,738 people · published 27 August 2026March 2017: 2,930 people · published 27 August 2026June 2017: 2,994 people · published 27 August 2026September 2017: 3,455 people · published 27 August 2026December 2017: 2,545 people · published 27 August 2026March 2018: 2,758 people · published 27 August 2026June 2018: 2,226 people · published 27 August 2026September 2018: 2,049 people · published 27 August 2026December 2018: 1,784 people · published 27 August 2026March 2019: 1,839 people · published 27 August 2026June 2019: 1,727 people · published 27 August 2026September 2019: 1,826 people · published 27 August 2026December 2019: 1,637 people · published 27 August 2026March 2020: 895 people · published 27 August 2026June 2020: 698 people · published 27 August 2026September 2020: 990 people · published 27 August 2026December 2020: 910 people · published 27 August 2026March 2021: 1,033 people · published 27 August 2026June 2021: 1,550 people · published 27 August 2026September 2021: 1,410 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 1,179 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 1,440 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 2,038 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 2,077 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 1,159 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 1,591 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 1,924 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 1,841 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 1,782 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 1,913 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 1,788 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 1,748 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 1,940 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 1,806 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 1,808 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 1,962 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 2,090 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 1,955 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 2,152 people · published 27 August 2026
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Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics: immigration detention detailed datasets, Year ending June 2026 (published 27 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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