UK Sees Record Channel Migrant Arrivals in First Half of 2024
Numbers show a clear failure to enact government promises to ‘Stop the Boats.’
Numbers show a clear failure to enact government promises to ‘Stop the Boats.’
Migration analysts have urged the government to “get a grip” of the situation immediately.
Fifteen people have died so far this year trying to cross the English Channel
The UK’s immigration system is now “beyond parody,” say campaigners.
Ministers say the number of removals needs to be “significantly higher,” but the Rwanda Plan is unlikely to change this.
The criminal’s gang made up to £200,000 per crossing.
The Tories have criticised a new blueprint for failing to lower migration numbers, after failing to do so themselves.
The British taxpayers pay £480 million for increased French border patrols along the Channel, yet 20% fewer illegal migrants were stopped this year before making their way to the UK.
France is hoping that a floating barrier across a local river will prevent smugglers from picking up migrants in “taxi” boats and ferrying them to the United Kingdom.
“The rigour with which the Illegal Migration Bill is implemented will determine the extent to which it deters migrants from making the perilous journey.”
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