On 12 July as many as 180 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK (see https://news.sky.com/story/number-of-migrants-crossing-english-channel-hits-new-daily-high-12027639) In six months 2,600+ people have crossed illegally into the UK, compared with 1,850 during the whole of 2019. The home secretary met her French counterpart Gerald Darmanin to push for fresh action to curb the ‘unacceptable’ daily crossings and tackle the ruthless people-smuggling gangs behind them. The two ministers will establish a joint intelligence unit based near Calais, where UK Border Force and National Crime Agency officers will work alongside their French counterparts. The new unit will consist of six British and six French police officers. Also, Miss Patel said France should start towing boatloads of illegal migrants back to its shores, saying it was not beyond the collective experience of French and UK officials to create a plan for returns at sea.
Crackdown on channel dinghy crossings
Written by David Fletcher 16 Jul 2020Additional Info
- Pray: for compassionate provisions for refugees and successful intelligence to catch criminals. (Proverbs 21:15)
- More: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8515977/Priti-Patel-urges-France-TOW-boatloads-illegal-migrants-Channel.html
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