Is the government meeting its pledges on illegal immigration and asylum?

The government is striving to meet its pledges on illegal immigration and asylum, focusing on tackling small-boat crossings, ending the use of asylum hotels, disrupting people-smuggling gangs, and clearing asylum backlogs. Government efforts to prevent small-boat crossings include disrupting criminal gangs and an agreement with France, while aiming to increase returns of those with no legal right to stay in the UK. Despite challenges, progress has been made in reducing backlogs and processing asylum cases, but meeting all government pledges remains a work in progress.