Tag: crossings
Home Office launches ads in Iraq to deter small boat crossings
The Home Office is launching an advertising campaign in Iraq to try to deter people from crossing the English Channel in small boats. Similar campaig [...]
New crime of endangering lives to target small boat crossings
Getty ImagesPeople smuggling gangs could be charged with a new criminal offence of endangering lives at sea, under plans announced by Home Secretary Y [...]
Border Crossings Continue to Drop Before Trump’s Second Term
Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border in November fell to their lowest level of President Biden’s administration.
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Cooper won’t set timetable for cutting ‘dangerous’ boat crossings
Yvette Cooper says slogans won't solve small boat crossings problemHome Secretary Yvette Cooper has told the BBC the level of "dangerous" illegal Chan [...]
Ministers know they have to tackle small boat crossings
PA MediaOf all of this new government’s big promises, getting economic growth up and immigration down are the two biggies – and their early months in [...]
Small boat Channel crossings hit 20,000 under Labour
Over 20,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Labour entered office, latest official figures have confirmed.The milestone h [...]
Keir Starmer and Giorgia Meloni to discuss migrant boat crossings
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “interested” in learning about Italy’s scheme to send migrants rescued at sea to Albania to process the [...]
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper sets out plan to tackle small boat crossings
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has set out the first steps towards setting up a UK Border Security Command, which the government hopes will reduce small [...]
UK to sign new deal with EU to tackle small boat crossings
The agreement aims to improve the sharing of information and expertise to tackle illegal migration.
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Illegal Border Crossings Plummeted in January
Unauthorized crossings typically dip at the beginning of the year, but the numbers are still good news for the Biden administration, which has been cr [...]
Weather data casts doubt on government's claim over fall in migrant crossings
New figures raise questions about government claims the weather had no impact on 2023 crossings falling.
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Rishi Sunak says there's no target date to stop migrant boat crossings
The prime minister insists his Rwanda plan will work and curb migrant crossings, as he is questioned by senior MPs.
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U.S. Southern Border Crossings Are Higher Than Ever
It is the third record-setting year in a row, during a time when migration around the world is at historic highs.
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Unlawful Border Crossings Are Rising Fast After a Brief Decline
Unlawful crossings along the Southern border have reached levels not seen for several months, straining government resources and taxing some local com [...]
Illegal Border Crossings Increase in July After Sharp Drop
The NewsThe number of illegal crossings at the southern border increased in July after a sharp drop the previous month, calling into question just how [...]