Attempts by migrants to illegally enter the UK fell in 2016 but remained historically high

August 29, 2017 Carol Millett

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Attempts by migrants to enter the UK illegally from French ports fell by almost a third last year. However the number of foiled attempts in 2016 remains the second highest in seven years, Home Office figures have revealed. Border Force prevented a weekly average of 1,071 attempts by migrants trying to get to the UK […]




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