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Despite Government promises to remove illegal migrants, only a small fraction of those who crossed the Channel in small boats last year have been deported.

The deaths occurred when a boat carrying 112 people set out to cross one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. | World News

The latest arrivals brings the total for the year to 1,506 - down from the 2,072 by the same point last year but up from 1,339 in 2022.

Migrants continue to make Channel journeys to the UK despite the Home Office greeting them with deportation and barge threats.

The group pictured includes several young children who were seen being taken off the boat.

The government believes aside from saving millions of pounds for taxpayers, it will serve as a deterrent for human traffickers.

A record 45,700 people have traveled to the United Kingdom across the English Channel in small boats in 2022, up more than 60% compared to 2021, British media reported on Sunday, citing figures released by the countrys government.

Some commentators and Twitterers insist that they be called 'humans, not migrants'

Some commentators and Twitterers insist that they be called 'humans, not migrants'

Some commentators and Twitterers insist that they be called 'humans, not migrants'