Authorities continue to stop irregular migrant crossing of the English Channel

The UK authorities have intercepted 17 migrants after they crossed the English Channel on 28 January, while another 78 people...
Learn More

UK and France double efforts to block migration across Channel

The UK and France have signed a new deal to stop migrants from crossing the English Channel irregularly in small boats, Britain’s ...
Learn More

Number of migrants crossing the English Channel is four times higher than in 2019

The number of migrants crossing the English Channel recorded so far this year is four times higher than in 2019. The UK...
Learn More

Body of teen migrant recovered on French beach

The body of a 16-year-old Sudanese boy who died attempting to reach the United Kingdom by sea has been recovered on a French...
Learn More

UK asks for “more flexibility” to send irregular migrants back to France

The UK authorities have called for greater flexibility to send irregular migrants back to France after the recent peak in migrant...
Learn More

UK and France “crack down” on smuggling gangs as migrant crossings rise

The UK and French authorities have agreed to establish a “joint intelligence cell to crack down on gangs” who organise irregular m...
Learn More

UK accused of sending migrants back to France

Human rights groups have claimed that the United Kingdom has been returning migrants to France before their asylum applications...
Learn More

New record for number of migrants intercepted in the English Channel in one day

The interception of irregular migrants trying to reach the UK via the English Channel has hit a new record after 145 people on...
Learn More

UK border control remains active during lockdown as almost 500 migrants are found crossing the English channel

At least 486 migrants have been detected crossing the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom since the UK went into...
Learn More