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Hamza Mohamed

‘Demonising refugees’: UK plan to stop boat migration draws fire

More than 45,000 people entered the UK by crossing the English Channel in 2022 [File: Peter Nicholls/Reuters]

The United Kingdom government has proposed a contentious new law that would allow authorities to deport people arriving on its shores via small boats across the English Channel that divides the island from France.

Several charities and human rights groups have criticised the plan – known as the Illegal Migration Bill – saying it criminalises the efforts of thousands of genuine refugees.

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