UK authorities dealt with more than 200 illegal immigrants attempting to cross the Channel on Sunday, the Home Office said. It comes as the government announced heavier prison sentences for immigrants seeking to make their way to the UK on small boats, as well as their people-smuggling enablers. According to the Home Office, Border Force…
UK Announces Harsher Sentences for Illegal Immigrants in Bid to Deter Channel Crossings
Illegal immigrants seeking to make their way to the UK on small boats, and their people-smuggling enablers, will face heavier prison sentences in a bid to prevent “asylum shopping,” the Home Office has announced. The stricter enforcements form part of the Nationality and Borders Bill, which is due for its first reading in the House…
Record Numbers of Migrants Cross English Channel in Small Boats
Record numbers of people are running the gauntlet of the English Channel in small boats and rubber dinghies, with nearly 6,000 breaking immigration law to reach the UK in the last six months. The uptick comes despite Home Secretary Priti Patel’s vows to make crossing what is one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes “unviable” for…
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