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In April 2024, the UK signed an agreement with Vietnam to increase cooperation on dealing with irregular migration. How does the UK’s illegal immigration numbers compare to countries in Europe?
If migrants who prove themselves to be from several countries arrive in England through illegal means, upon arrival the UK Government is unlikely to reject their claims to asylum. In 2019 at least 1,890 migrants arrived from France via small boats; the Home Office reported that only around 125 were returned to other European countries .
There is significant public concern about illegal immigrants coming on small boats from France. The UN convention on refugees permits entry by an illegal route, despite the word 'illegal' implying a criminal offence has been committed. [citation needed] Approximately 45,000 people arrived on small boats in the calendar year 2022. [29]
A 2010 estimate for the whole of the UK shows that 4.76 million people (7.7 per cent) were born outside the EU and 2.24 million (3.6 per cent) were born in another EU member state. [12] The Office for National Statistics produces annual estimates of the size of the UK population by country of birth, based on the Annual Population Survey. The ...
A video shared on X claims to show an illegal immigrant being arrested in 2025. Verdict: Misleading The video was taken in 2020. It shows Border Patrol arresting a suspected human smuggler.
The Illegal Migration Bill had been stuck in a battle between parliament's House of Commons and the House of Lords, Britain's unelected upper chamber, which had repeatedly made changes to the ...
Sudanese migrants in Calais Jungle, June 2015. Migrants have gathered in and around Calais, on the northern French coast, since at least the late 1990s [1] seeking to enter the United Kingdom from the French port by crossing the Channel Tunnel [2] or stowing away in the cargo area of lorries heading for ferries that cross the English Channel. [3]
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