UK Wants Greater Flexibility to Return Illegal Migrants Back to France

UK Wants Greater Flexibility to Return Illegal Migrants Back to France
Migrants react as they are brought to Dover harbour by Border Patrol, in Dover, Britain, on Aug. 11, 2020. Reuters/Peter Nicholls
Mary Clark
Reuters
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The British government said on Tuesday it wanted greater flexibility to return illegal immigrants back to France after a surge in the number of people embarking on the perilous journey across the English Channel.

Hundreds of people, including some children, have been caught crossing to southern England from makeshift camps in northern France since Thursday—many navigating one of the world’s busiest shipping routes in overloaded rubber dinghies.