This month has seen an upsurge in Illegal migrants trying to cross the Channel this month. In a shock admission by the Home Office it is now running at a higher level than in December, when a “major incident” was declared. Yesterday a Border Force cutter stopped eight men travelling towards the UK coast in a high speed dinghy trying to enter the UK illegally.
In December 138 migrants were picked up by officials. So far this month, 140 have been intercepted. At least 642 migrants have now crossed the Channel since 3 November. Government figures indicate that a total of 739 migrants planned or attempted to cross the Channel in small boats in the 14 months to the end of February. This figure included 135 people who arrived in the UK without being intercepted; 293 who were intercepted and brought to the UK; 144 who were intercepted and returned to France; and 167 linked to aborted departures from France.
This is only the numbers that are known officially with many people who live in Kent reporting daily sightings of boats coming over. There is massive concern amongst locals that within these boats could be former ISIS fighters returning to the UK as well as criminals and other assorted issues such as disease.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid declared a “major incident”, cut short his family holiday and announced two more Border Force cutters would patrol the Channel at the end of last year. Factors including fine weather and calm sea conditions can lead to a rise in the number of people trying to make the crossing.
A Home Office spokesperson has said:
Anyone crossing the Channel in a small boat is taking a huge risk with their life. Since the Home Secretary declared a major incident in December, two cutters have returned to UK waters from overseas operations, we have agreed a joint action plan with France and increased activity out of the Joint Coordination and Information Centre in Calais.It is an established principle that those in need of protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach and since January more than 30 people who arrived illegally in the UK in small boats have been returned to elsewhere in Europe.”
The group of eight men picked up on Saturday were brought to Dover, Kent, were they were found to be in good health before being sent to be interviewed by immigration officials. Seven of the men caught said they were Iranian, while the eighth said he was an Afghan.
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