British Public Backs Ban on Illegal Migrants Claiming Asylum: Poll
An overwhelming majority of Britons have backed the idea that illegal migrants should be barred from applying for asylum status.
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An overwhelming majority of Britons have backed the idea that illegal migrants should be barred from applying for asylum status.
The UK's Border Force reportedly travelled into French waters to pick up illegal boat migrants to take them back to British soil.
Lucy Moreton, from the Immigration Services Union, said that the incident 'shouldn't happen' because the UK Border Force vessels should only have acted if there was a threat to life.
In November 2020, France and the UK signed an agreement aimed at containing the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.
Channel migrants were secretly picked up in French waters by UK Border Force It was orchestrated between HMC Valiant and French patrol ship Athos last week During a maritime radio conversation, officers discuss 'legality' of the operation UK's Valiant launched inflatable boat to collect migrants and take them to Dover Home Office source said Border Force appeared to help migrants enter illegally