English Channel

UK to outline legislation for asylum ban on illegal Channel migrants

Though the number of applications for asylum in the UK hit a 20-year high of nearly 75,000 in 2022, but they are still below the EU average. Germany received more than 240,000 asylum applications last year. The new law will mean anyone who arrives on boats will be prevented from claiming asylum

'Enough is Enough,' says UK minister, days before dropping new law to curb migration

"Enough is enough. The British people want this solved," Home Secretary (interior minister Suella Braverman told The Sun. "They are sick of tough talk and inadequate action. We must stop the boats

Over 45,000 migrants ferried across English Channel to UK from mainland Europe in 2022

The issue has become a huge political problem for the Conservative government, which has promised to bring down illegal immigration and break the smuggling gangs that carry out the crossings

English Channel tragedy: Why migrants continue to make this dangerous crossing

Four migrants died after a small boat overturned in the Channel on Wednesday. While authorities have called these crossings a ‘lethally dangerous endeavour’, that hasn’t deterred tens of thousands from making the journey every year

UK home secretary Suella Braverman vows action after ‘terrible tragedy’ of migrant deaths

Thousands of people make dangerous journeys from various European countries in small boats and dinghies in an attempt to cross into the UK illegally and claim asylum. The issue has been identified by the Sunak-led government as a priority among key plans unveiled earlier this week

British PM Rishi Sunak reveals 5-step crackdown on illegal immigration

Hundreds of additional staff will be deployed to a new unit to monitor small boats crossing the English Channel as well as a dedicated unit to handle claims from Albanians -- among the largest cohort of illegal migrants

A record number of over 28,000 migrants crossed the English Channel: Government data

The peak came in November, during the course of which least 6,869 people reached the UK, spurred by favourable weather conditions

France President Emmanuel Macron lashes out at Britain's latest proposal on migrants

Macron scolded the office of Prime Minister Boris Johnson for making public a letter that the British leader sent to the French leader on Thursday

Boris Johnson asks French president Emmanuel Macron to take back Channel-crossing migrants

Taking back migrants "would significantly reduce — if not stop — the crossings, saving thousands of lives by fundamentally breaking the business model of the criminal gangs" behind the trafficking, he said in a letter sent to Macron on Thursday evening

At least 31 dead after migrant boat crossing from France to England capsizes in English Channel

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 34 people were believed to have been on the boat. Authorities found 31 bodies — including those of five women and a young girl.