Over 1,000 Albanian nationals have been returned since the UK-Albania joint communiqué was signed on 13 December.

Following the landmark joint communiqué between the Prime Ministers of Albania and the UK on tackling illegal migration, operational teams in the UK and Albania have intensified operational work to address illegal migration, particularly the small boat crossings in the English Channel.

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