Most ‘Modern Slavery’ Claimants Arriving in UK Illegally by Small Boats Are Albanian

Most ‘Modern Slavery’ Claimants Arriving in UK Illegally by Small Boats Are Albanian
An inflatable craft carrying illegal immigrants crosses the shipping lane in the English Channel off the coast of Dover, England, on Aug. 4, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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More than half of the illegal immigrants who claimed to be victims of “modern slavery” after crossing the English Channel in the first half of 2022 were Albanian, newly released figures show.

In response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from Migration Watch UK, the Home Office revealed that 1,156 people were recorded as making such a claim between January and June 2022.