On September 20, according to data from the British Home Affairs Ministry, there were 13 small boats carrying a total of 1,072 people crossing the English Strait to England - a record high in one day. Previously, due to weather and storms, the town of Dover (Crant of Kent, Southeast England) had not recorded any cases of entry for more than a week.
The number of immigrants is the third time this year that the UK has recorded more than 1,000 people crossing the border by boat in one day. The total number of across-the-board migrants to the UK since the beginning of the year has reached 32,103 people.
The UK government is currently implementing a one-in, one-out deal with France to limit the number of people illegally crossing the sea. In this agreement, if the UK returns the person to France, France will send the person with the application for asylum in the UK, in order to reduce pressure on the migration reception centers. There have been a few first flights to carry out the return as agreed.
Small-scale boat migration is always a hot issue in the UK, factors such as weather conditions, storm surge, and rough seas affect the frequency of sea crossing. On days when the waves are calm, the number of cases of entry often increases as strongly as before.
Some British officials believe that the one-in, one-out policy will help slow down the pace of illegal border crossings if migrants believe they can be quickly sent back. But the opposition and human rights groups have criticized the policy as inhumane, saying many international-legal seekers have the right to seek safer sides.
