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Britain and France hope migrant 'taxi boat' plan will slow record Channel crossings
- French police slashed an inflatable migrant boat packed with about 70 people off a beach near Boulogne as it began crossing the English Channel early this week.
- The intervention was unusual because French police normally cannot enter the sea under rules protecting lives, but reports suggest new tougher actions are already being taken.
- Approximately 20,000 people seeking asylum have reached the UK by crossing the Channel in small vessels this year, marking a 50% rise compared to the same timeframe in 2024, during a period of record maritime arrivals and stretched law enforcement resources.
- Nisarahmad Afghan, a 23-year-old who left his native Nangarhar region several years back, has attempted to cross the border twice but was stopped by police each time. Determined, he stated, "Until I succeed, I will keep trying."
- The French and British leaders are expected to announce new initiatives during their upcoming meeting aimed at reducing small boat crossings, though critics caution that these actions could heighten risks and suffering for migrants.
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While a few European countries are changing their immigration policies, the French left remains stuck in its dogmatic principles.
Britain and France hope migrant 'taxi boat' plan will slow record Channel crossings
Early one morning this week, a dinghy motored along a vast beach in northern France, stopping every few hundred metres to pick up migrants bound for Britain. Four French police gave chase, but failed to reach the migrants before they reached water's edge.
The British government welcomed Friday's "hardening" in the practices of French law enforcement forces to intercept migrants embarking on boats in northern France to join England.
The BBC filmed on Friday French police officers tearing up a pneumatic boat with 50 to 80 migrants trying to cross the English Channel to the United Kingdom. An intervention hailed by the British government, which encourages "hardening" ...
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French police have punctured a migrant boat at sea for the first time, British media reports. A welcome strategy, according to UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
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