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More than 150,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the last seven years. Since current records began on January 1 2018, 150,243 people have made the journey, according ...
The British government's contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as the U.K. Supreme Court weighs whether it’s lawful to send asylum ...
The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in 2023 fell by more than a third from the previous year, marking the first decline since current record-keeping began, the British government said.
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The Border Security Command (BSC) is a law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom to be responsible for coordinating the activities of Immigration Enforcement, MI5, Border Force and the National Crime Agency to attempt to tackle smuggling gangs which facilitate illegal migrant crossings over the English Channel.
On 5 July 2023, the government confirmed that they would go ahead with the bill, despite defeat in the House of Lords. [10] On 11 July 2023, Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick confirmed the government did not support what he described as “little short of wrecking amendments” to the bill. [11] On 20 July 2023, the bill received royal assent.
The operation was first announced in January 2022 by Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid an upsurge in migrant crossings. [1] It placed the Royal Navy in command and control of all government vessels involved in counter-migration operations. Its objective was to deter migrant crossings, as well as intercept any boats before they reached British ...
LONDON (Reuters) -British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the ...