UK to Pay France 28 Million Pounds to Double Number of Officers Stopping Migrants From Crossing Channel

UK to Pay France 28 Million Pounds to Double Number of Officers Stopping Migrants From Crossing Channel
Border Force officials unload migrants that have been intercepted in the English Channel in Dover, England, on Sept. 22, 2020. Luke Dray/Getty Images
|Updated:

The British government has agreed to pay 28 million pounds (nearly $37.26 million) to double the number of officers patrolling French beaches to prevent migrants from crossing the English Channel.

In an agreement reached on Saturday, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin reaffirmed their commitment to make this route of illegal migration unviable.