The number of migrants crossing the Channel has been rising – EPA The home secretary pledged her “unwavering determination” to stop migrants crossing the English channel after nearly 600 people were intercepted over the weekend. On Sunday, 378 migrants crossed the Channel on 12 boats and the French are understood to have stopped 178 people…
More than 2,000 migrants have made the crossing by small boat since January – Leon Neil The Home Office said 49 people managed to cross the English Channel in three small boats on Saturday. The groups were apprehended just after 08:00 BST. It said 70 people in another three boats were prevented from making the…
French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb described the level of violence in Calais as “unprecedented.” He attributed the fighting to an escalating turf war between Afghan and Kurdish gangs seeking to gain control over human trafficking between Calais and Britain, which many migrants view as “El Dorado” because of its massive underground economy. During his visit…