Tag: Border Force

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC

  Britain gets tougher on “boat people” crossing the Channel

  

  Britain appointed a commander on Sunday to lead its response to illegal small boat crossings across the Channel and said it was exploring tougher action after a spate of migrant arrivals.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  UK Border Force nets 34 migrants in a boat in the Channel

  

  A group of 34 migrants have been brought ashore after the UK Border Force intercepted a boat in the Channel. The group of people, whose nationalities are not yet known, were brought to shore at Dover by a coastal patrol vessel and given blankets.