2 Small Boat Migrants Jailed in UK for Illegal Entry After Attacking French Police

Some migrants turned violent in June after French police officers caught 51 people trying to launch a boat that was headed for the UK.

Border Force vessel Defender carries a group of people thought to be migrants in to Dover, Kent, following a small boat incident in the Channel, on Aug. 23, 2022. Gareth Fuller/PA

Two small boat migrants were jailed on Friday for entering the UK illegally after they attacked French police officers in June, the Home Office said.

Salih Taib Abdullah, 33, and Ahmed Omar Saleh Khater, 25, were among a mob who assaulted gendarmes after being caught launching a boat headed for the UK.