The British government is facing a surge in illegal migrants coming across the English Channel -- and is struggling to find a response to the challenge.
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British media reported that 1,295 migrants crossed the channel from Europe in small boats on Monday, a daily record. The BBC reported that means that 22,557 migrants have crossed since the start of the year. However, the number coming across via the Channel on small boats increased sharply after 2018. According to U.K. government figures, there were just 299 illegal immigrants caught coming across in small boats in 2018. In 2021 that number had soared to 28,526.Aug. 23, 2022: Border Force escorted 100 migrants back to Dover Aug. 23, 2022, after they were picked up in the English Channel. Border Force officials and the military helped the migrants ashore back at Dover Docks in Dover, United Kingdom.
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