This data can now be found at www.gov.uk/government/statistics/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-monthly-data. But this change was put aside after ministers pledged to work on a "new timescale" instead. Nearly 600,000 migrants who crossed the U.S. border since March 2021 have been released into the U.S. without being charged or given a date to appear in court, according to data obtained by NBC News, and thousands have even been dropped from the program that was supposed to track them. More than 45,000 people crossed the Channel in small vessels, a 60% increase on the 2021 total, and the highest figure since records began. | YouGov", "UK blamed for death of Sudanese boy, 16, who tried to cross Channel", "Norm Destruction, Norm Resilience: The Media and Refugee Protection in the UK and Hungary during Europe's 'Migrant Crisis', "The Evolving (Re)Categorisations of Refugees throughout the 'Refugee/Migrant Crisis', Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, "Media Discourse on the Refugee Crisis: On What Have the Greek, German and British Press Focused? Youre putting them into this confusing spiral where they dont actually have court for several years and theyre missing out on the opportunity to apply for asylum.. About 214,000 of them were eventually issued charging documents with court dates, according to data obtained by NBC News, meaning thatroughly 588,000 did not know when or where to report for their asylum hearings. Over 1,850 migrants crossed the Channel in April, the busiest - MSN Find out about the Energy Bills Support Scheme, Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats, nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3, Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats - monthly data, are detected in the Channel by UK authorities and subsequently brought to the UK, arrive in the UK on larger vessels, such as go-fast craft, yachts, motor cruisers, tugs and fishing vessels although these are rarely used by irregular migrants at present, arrive in the UK clandestinely on larger vessels not referenced above, including where hidden in a vehicle on a ferry, are prevented from departing France, or those intercepted by French authorities and returned to France, arrive in the UK undetected, or where there have been reports of people making the crossing, but no actual encounters. [20], The total number of migrants recorded to have crossed into the UK so far in 2020 was 3,948 as of 7 August. As the Prime Minister has set out, we are committed to going further and faster to prevent the abuse of our laws and borders. ", "DHScontinues to safely, efficiently, and effectively process individuals encountered at the border.".