We simply don't know - because the government won't tell us.
These are the words they use to describe the people crossing the English Channel in small boats.
And it's been impossible so far to get any figures - despite it being a fairly simple question to answer.Since 28 June 2022, it has been a specific crime to knowingly arrive in the United Kingdom without proper permission. The penalty is up to four years in jail. Unsurprisingly, the force explained that it tries to pass them on to the UK Border Force, part of the Home Office. Kent officers have not arrested anyone at all for illegal arrival.
It initially told me to ask the Ministry of Justice - but that department said its statisticians would only have information later on, after cases have been in court.
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