Britain plans to send migrants to Rwanda under tougher asylum policy
Dungeness, England/Kigali, Rwanda Reuters Britain could send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, aiming to break people-smuggling networks and stem the flow of migrants across the Channel. Concerns over immigration were a big factor in the 2016 Brexit vote, and Johnson […]
Migration crisis: Shadow payment system on rise among European people smugglers
LAYLI FOROUDI, of Reuters, reports on the growing use of informal financial networks by people smugglers as far north as the UK…
Pope Francis pained at migrant deaths in English Channel
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis on Sunday expressed pain and sorrow at the deaths and suffering of migrants crossing the English Channel, at the border between Poland and Belarus and in the Mediterranean Sea. The Pope asked the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square for the traditional Sunday blessing to pray “for migrants and their suffering”. […]
France expands sea monitoring as migrants vow to pursue UK dream
Dunkirk, France/Zagreb, Croatia Reuters France pledged on Thursday to step up surveillance of its northern shores, but migrants huddling in makeshift camps said neither that nor a tragic drowning the day before would stop them from trying to cross the channel to Britain. Seventeen men, seven women and three teenagers died on Wednesday when their dinghy […]
Updated: Twenty-seven migrants perish trying to cross Channel to Britain
Updated: 7am, 26th November, 2021 (AEDT)Paris, FranceReuters British and French officials traded blame on Wednesday after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they made a perilous crossing of the English Channel. The accident was the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the narrow seaway separating the two countries. A life jacket is […]
Essay: Why are more small boats crossing the English Channel – and why are border forces struggling to stop them?
In an article first published at The Conversation, SCOTT EDWARDS and TIMOTHY EDMUNDS, of the University of Bristol, look at why greater numbers of migrants are crossing the English Channel in recent months…