Home Secretary Amber Rudd has apologised for not being aware of "specific" migrant removal targets.
The Guardian reported a leaked memo dated last year, which suggested she had been informed of those targets.
In a series of tweets, Ms Rudd said she had not seen this memo and apologised for not being aware of the objectives.
Ms Rudd added she would make a statement to the House of Commons on Monday in response to "legitimate questions" about illegal migration.
A Downing Street spokesman said Ms Rudd retained the "full confidence" of the prime minister.
But Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott again called for Ms Rudd to resign, saying she was "hanging by a thread".
BBC political correspondent Alex Forsyth said the home secretary "was not going anywhere tonight" - but added that the pressure on her "was not letting up".
The Guardian reported that the leaked memo from June 2017, copied to Ms Rudd, set out Home Office targets for achieving 12,800 "enforced returns" in 2017-18. It also said that they had exceeded targets for "assisted returns".
On Wednesday, the home secretary had told MPs investigating the Windrush scandal there had not been targets for migrant removal.
She later admitted "local" targets had been set before telling the Commons on Thursday she had not been aware of them.
source:www.bbc.com
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