David Lammy is undertaking plans to send immigration experts abroad to intercept migrants with fake visas before they enter the UK.
Security efforts are being increased by the Foreign Secretary to try to stop asylum seekers reaching Britain amid rising worries over a "spike" in attempts.
According to government officials, there has been a large increase in the number of people who come from sub-Saharan African and are trying to enter the country on fake healthcare and student visas.
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Labour are currently in the middle of a small boats crisis with asylum applications hitting a record 111,000 during the Party's first year in office.
Reform have promised to run five deportation flights every day if it gets into power, leaving Sir Keir Starmer's Party under intense pressure to do more to cut illegal migration numbers.
One method the Foreign Office are undertaking is sending immigration experts to countries in West Africa such as Ghana and Nigeria in order to cut off that air route into the UK.
Alongside local police, British authorities are attempting to crackdown on local people smugglers.
David Lammy is undertaking plans to send immigration experts abroad to intercept migrants with fake visas before they enter the UK
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They are also implementing efforts to help airline staff spot fake visas, and increase airline security checks.
Mr Lammy said: "Tackling irregular migration demands cooperation across borders and industries to disrupt the pathways used by those attempting to enter the UK illegally.
"We are strengthening partnerships with our partners in West Africa, the airline industry, and enforcement agencies, to secure our borders and deliver on the Plan for Change.
"Together we are sending a clear message - air travel simply isn't an option without proper authorisation and registration."
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Nigel Farage has this weekend announced his plans for the 'mass deportation' of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers if he wins the next election
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According to ministers, there was a "spike" last year in the number of fraudulent attempts to enter the UK by air with fake documents from sub-Saharan Africa.
Student and health and social care were the amongst the most commonly forged visas, and 250 would-be asylum seekers were stopped.
However, only some of these people were then arrested and successfully prosecuted in their home countries from their attempts to travel to Britain illegally.
It is understood ministers are also increasing their work with Western African nations in order to police organised crime groups who run the smuggling routes.
Work is believed to be underway in Ghana and Nigeria in order to track down those working in organised crime to exploit the UK visa system.
However, many in the UK feel the Government are not doing enough, especially regarding the use of hotels to house migrants.
Over the last few weeks the country has seen widespread protests, often by worried parents regarding the safety of their communities.
Looking to capitalise on the public anger, Nigel Farage has this weekend announced his plans for the "mass deportation" of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers if he wins the next election.
Mr Farage told The Times he would draw Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights and then launch five deportation flights every day.
The current Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is reviewing how the ECHR is applied in British courts, especially regarding the right to family life.
However, the Government has ruled out removing the UK from the treaty.