Nearly 600 people made the perilous trip across the English Channel on a single day this week, a new daily record. On the day an Eritrean man lost his life trying to reach the UK, at least 592 people were rescued or intercepted when making the dangerous crossing, latest figures show. The 27-year-old died after…
English Channel Crossings Continue as Numbers Approach 2020 Record
People continued to risk making the perilous journey across the English Channel to the UK on Tuesday, with numbers for 2021 now approaching the entire figure for 2020. More than 8,000 migrants have succeeded in making the dangerous trip so far this year, according to data analysis by the PA news agency. Men, women, and…
People Smuggler Jailed After Boat Carrying Migrants Became Stranded Off Devon
A human smuggler has been jailed after his boat became stranded off the coast of Devon with eight migrants on board, police said. James Wisbey, 55, formerly of West Hoe, Plymouth, was the skipper of the yacht which was attempting to bring the eight Albanian nationals through the English Channel. It became stranded off Horse…
UK Border Force ‘Little More Than Taxi Service for Illegal Migrants’: Lawmaker
Britain’s Border Force is “little more than a taxi service for illegal migrants,” a Conservative MP said on Monday, as he urged the government to take action to put an end to the “horrible trade” of people smuggling. The Home Office is investigating an incident in which migrants attempting to cross the English Channel were…
Nearly 400 Migrants Intercepted Crossing English Channel in 48 Hours
Nearly 400 migrants have been intercepted attempting to cross the English Channel in the past two days. The Home Office has confirmed that the Border Force dealt with eight incidents on Thursday involving 201 people. And the French authorities intercepted nine crossings on Wednesday and Thursday preventing 171 people from reaching the UK. A Home…
French Police Busts Iraqi-Kurdish Gang Smuggling Illegal Immigrants to UK
French police has busted a people-smuggling gang which had been using small boats to take illegal immigrant across the English Channel to the UK. The gang, based in Lille and run by Iraqi Kurds, was detected thanks to intelligence-sharing between authorities in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK, police said on Sept. 22. Three…
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