Official figures cited by outlets say the number of foreign national offenders released from prison but not deported reaches a record high. One report states that at the end of March there are 19,779 foreign national offenders who have been released from custody while still pending deportation. The reporting frames the increase as part of current policy and administration in the UK, but the underlying figures presented focus on administrative status: whether a person remains in the country after release and whether deportation has been carried out. The figure is described as the highest level recorded for the category at the end of March. The sources do not provide additional breakdowns such as offense types, length of time since release, or the legal reasons deportation has not yet occurred. They also do not specify changes over time in a detailed way beyond describing the figure as a record. Overall, the coverage centers on a specific population measure—foreign national offenders released from jail who are not deported as of the end of March—reported from official data.