Big Increase in Illegal Immigrants Crossing Channel as Rwanda Threat Lingers

Big Increase in Illegal Immigrants Crossing Channel as Rwanda Threat Lingers
Illegal immigrants who crossed the English Channel in small boats stand talking to each other at their temporary home at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, on March 7, 2023. PA
Chris Summers
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Small boat crossings in the English Channel have begun to surge again with 1,106 illegal immigrants arriving on the English coast in the last week.

That figure—which includes 492 people on April 5 alone—compares to 3,793 for the first three months of the year.
Chris Summers
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Chris Summers is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in crime, policing and the law.
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