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Migrants arriving in UK with petrol burns after crossing Channel – watchdog

Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor raised concerns about the Home Office’s ‘haphazard’ arrangements for Channel migrants.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Government abandoned migrant pushback tactic after trial, MPs hear

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey told the Defence Committee that the Ministry of Defence initially recommended against the tactic.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Migrant crossings top 400 in a day for fifth time this year

More than 400 people, including children with soft toys, arrived in the UK on small boats after crossing the Channel on Monday.

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022

Another 23 people arrive in the UK after crossing Channel in small boat

The Government says it will persist with plans to send migrants to Rwanda.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

Post-Brexit red tape poses threat to cross-Channel pigeon racing

Extra paperwork, veterinary checks and expenses could mean thousands have to give up pastime

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022

39 suspects arrested over migrant smuggling on boats to UK

The suspected ringleader of a network that smuggled as many as 10,000 people on small boats across the English Channel to Britain has been arrested along with 38 others

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

People smugglers buying small boats directly from manufacturers

The NCA is working with its international network to find the suppliers of the boats to try to stem supply.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

France ‘busting migrant gangs’

France has “upped its game” and is two thirds of the way to its target for busting the business model of the Channel migrant smuggling gangs, the National Crime Agency has said after a wave of arrests in London and elsewhere in Europe.

Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2022

European police arrest 39 in crackdown on migrant smuggling gang

Police in five European countries have arrested 39 people in a major cross-border operation targeting an Iraqi-Kurdish gang which smuggled migrants across the Channel to Britain, the EU's law enforcement agency Europol said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jul 6, 2022

Dozens held in huge international operation to tackle Channel people-smuggling

Operation Punjum, led by the National Crime Agency in the UK, was carried out alongside Operation Thoren in Europe.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022