The former immigration minister Brandon Lewis suggested on Sunday this proposed increase was an ambition rather than a target. Prepared by Hugh Ind, the director general of Immigration Enforcement in the Home Office, it picked up on the new policy outlined by Rudd in her letter to Theresa May. • Stephen Kershaw, a senior director in Immigration Enforcement. Timeline Amber Rudd's apologies Show Hide The home secretary has issued five apologies in the last week – four of them over her department's handling of the Windrush crisis and immigration targets. Home Office sources have told the Guardian that Immigration Enforcement has been working all year to reach the target of 12,800 enforced returns in 2017-18.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2018 16:00 UTC