All news on the topic: Border Security

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Record 230 migrants cross English Channel on single “mega dinghy”
A mega dinghy carrying 230 people crossed the English Channel overnight on a single dinghy, breaking the previous record.
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Tory MP condemns plan to house 1,250 migrants in Oxfordshire village
Katie Lam has slammed Labour’s “totally inappropriate” plan to house 1,250 migrants in the tiny Oxfordshire village of Piddington.
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African migrants plan second mass attempt to storm Spain’s Ceuta enclave
African migrants are plotting a second invasion of Ceuta, with an imminent date set for a second wave of mass border crossings.
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Record 173 migrants rescued after Channel boat catches fire off French coast
An Egyptian national has been arrested in France after 173 migrants had to be rescued from a dinghy that caught fire and capsized in the Channel yesterday.
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Rescue launched after migrant boat carrying 160 people catches fire in Channel
A search and rescue operation was launched at around 6am on Tuesday after a so-called "mega dinghy" carrying around 160 migrants went up in flames in French waters, with 157 people rescued and taken to Boulogne-sur-Mer
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More than 2,000 migrants cross English Channel since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister
More than 2,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.
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Spain-Morocco border crisis death toll rises to 67 as Ceuta tightens security
The death toll in Spain’s border crisis with Morocco has risen to 67 with after tens of thousands of migrants entered the tiny enclave of Ceuta in north Africa.
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Trump calls Spain’s migrant surge a “catastrophe” as Ceuta crossings top 60,000
Trump has slammed Spain after nearly 60,000 migrants crossed into Europe through the enclave of Ceuta in the space of just one day.
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Afghan migrant jailed for piloting Channel dinghy carrying 95 people
An Afghan national who piloted a dinghy in the Channel carrying 95 other migrants has been jailed for two years.
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French Navy accused of firing live rounds near British MP monitoring migrant crossings
Conservative MP Chris Philp has accused a French warship of opening fire during a day of filming in the Channel.
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Bomb bound for Northern Ireland intercepted at Irish border, two arrested
A car containing an "extremely significant" bomb has been intercepted in the Republic of Ireland as it was being driven across the border for an attack in Northern Ireland, Irish police have said.
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US warns Russia could stage armed provocation on Polish soil to test NATO
Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on Polish soil to test Nato’s resolve, the United States has warned.
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Small boat smugglers jailed after steering packed migrant dinghies across Channel
Two small boat smugglers who steered packed migrant dinghies across the Channel have been jailed for endangering lives under a new law.
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UK invokes new law after fatal Channel crossing kills four migrants
A Sudanese man has been arrested on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants drowned trying to cross the Channel.
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Deadly Channel crossing: four dead as migrant ‘taxi-boat’ sinks off French coast
French authorities say the situation is still being assessed after a ‘taxi-boat’ sank between France and the UK.
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‘Punished for leaving!’ Ryanair chief claims EU forcing Brits into chaos queues at passport control
Four-hour long passport queues in European airports are Britain’s punishment for leaving the EU, the boss of Ryanair has claimed.
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Cost to taxpayers rises as UK considers larger payouts to rejected asylum seekers
Approximately 700 Albanian families might be offered more than £3,000 to leave the UK, as ministers handle a rising immigration bill.
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Britain rolls out new campaign in India to combat fake visas and illegal migration
The UK to initiate visa fraud prevention campaign in a second Indian state following the successful completion of the first phase.
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George Galloway and wife briefly detained at Gatwick under counter-terror laws after return from Russia
Former MP George Galloway and his wife were detained under the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act after flying into Gatwick Airport on Saturday.
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Predator drones used by CBP in support of federal agencies, including ICE
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) flew its drones, which could include the agency’s MQ-9 Predator drones, at least 50 times last year in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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First boat migrants detained for deportation to France under new agreement
Detentions began for those who arrived on a small boat on Wednesday - with those being held expected to be sent back within a fortnight
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Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat tighten face verification after government warnings over illegal couriers
Uber Eats, Deliveroo, and Just Eat to enhance the use of facial verification after ministers express concerns