This year, more than 100 small boats have passed through the Channel, according to government statistics.
The busiest first quarter for crossings on record turned out to be 2024, from January to March.
Saturday, March 30, saw the arrival of seven vessels carrying 349 passengers. With that, the total number of vessels that made it past 100 was reached.
442 people in nine craft crossed on Sunday, March 31, making over 5,000 individuals cross this year.
It will be more difficult for Rishi Sunak to keep his “pledge” to stop the boats before the general election as a result of the increase in crossings.
Over the Easter weekend, Home Secretary James Cleverly issued a warning to the Church of England on the use of religious conversion by asylum seekers as a means of avoiding deportation.
The controversy gained attention after the Abdul Ezedi case, in which the judge granted asylum to the convicted sex offender on the grounds that he had become a Christian.
Later on in the year, Ezedi emerged as the main suspect in the chemical assault that occurred in London. After a manhunt, his body was found in the River Thames.
Composing in the Sun “Even the church has said they share our mission to stop the boats,” stated Mr. Cleverly on Sunday.
