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Dozens of migrants arrived in Dover today as the UK enjoyed warmer weather Immigration Services Union said 5-10 arrivals per day testing positive for Covid They are often crammed onto small boats, raising risk of spreading infection Home Office said 500 migrants arrived in the UK during the final week of May 2021 arrivals expected to far outstrip last year's 8,400 if current rates continue
In November 2020, France and the UK signed an agreement aimed at containing the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.
The number of people crossing the 21-mile stretch of water has almost doubled so far in 2021.
The Home Office confirmed 201 migrants crossed the English Channel yesterday, taking the total number of people to have made the perilous journey so far this year to 4,349.
The number of people crossing the 21-mile stretch of water has almost doubled so far in 2021.