NCA see six jailed by France over small boat migrant smuggling network
Six men who set up a storage base for a small boat people smuggling network in northern France have been jailed, after an investigation supported by the National Crime Agency.…
Migrant crossings – Small boat curbs handed back to Home Office
A bolstered response to curb migrant crossings came into force on Tuesday 31 January, as leadership of tackling small boats in the Channel returned to the Home Office. The newly…
Council to answer questions on use of asylum seeker accommodation in Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is seeking questions from the local community for a virtual community event about the use of accommodation in the district to temporarily house those seeking…
Border Force urging public to report suspicious behaviour on UK coast and at sea
Border Force covers over 11,000 miles of mainland coastline, operating in and around small ports and marinas. It raises vigilance and awareness of suspicious behaviour which may be linked to…
Teenager charged in connection with fatal small boat crossing of English Channel
Folkestone Magistrates Court… A suspect has been charged with facilitating attempted illegal entry into the United Kingdom. In the early hours of Wednesday 14 December 2022, Kent Police was called…
Kent Police investigation launched into English Channel migrant deaths
The circumstances surrounding the deaths of four people in the English Channel are being investigated by detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, assisted by the National Crime…
Dover MP urges Rishi Sunak to meet with Emmanuel Macron over small boats’ crisis
Dover MP, Natalie Elphicke, is urging the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to meet with Emmanuel Macron over small boats crisis, which claimed more lives this week. She said: “The tragic…
Man arrested at Channel Tunnel trying to leave UK with cash and false documents
A jail term has been imposed on a man who was arrested while trying to leave the country with a large amount of cash and false documents. Dorjan Stafa, 36,…
Dover MP calls for UK-France Channel security zone
Yesterday in Parliament Mrs Elphicke paid tribute to the brave RNLI volunteers and Border Force teams for their dedication to rescuing people at risk in the English Channel in difficult…
Home Secretary quizzed on how migrants can claim asylum without entering UK
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been questioned by the Commons Home Affairs Committee on Manston migrant processing centre and asylum seeker routes into UK. A meeting was held a day…