Unlawful crossing via the English Channel have reached intense levels with official figures showing 1,406 ‘asylum seekers’ in 30 boats have reached Britain since the start of the year.
Between January and March 2021, 434 more migrants arrived than during the same period last year. With March seeing the single highest number of the total this year at 831.
According to reporting by think tank Migration Watch UK and Home Office figures, only one in every 40 migrants who made the channel crossing have been returned since 2019.
Minister for Immigration, Compliance and Justice Chris Philp told the media: “People should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach and not make these dangerous journeys.”
He said: “Close work with law enforcement colleagues in France is stopping migrants from leaving French beaches, but there is more work to be done.”
A spokesman for the Home Office said: “We continually balance the need to achieve value for money and reduce the burden on the taxpayer.
“This is measured against meeting our statutory duty to provide asylum seekers, who would otherwise be destitute with safe and secure accommodation and ensuring we minimise the Covid risks for individuals who are detained within our IRCs.”
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