Between January 1 and April 27, 7,167 individuals arrived on UK soil via small boat from the continent; 902 of them entered just last week.
The data comes after Rishi Sunak made reducing the number of migrant boat crossings a major political wager.
According to Trevor Phillips on Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, the fact that migrants are making their way to Ireland after arriving in the UK on small boats indicates that the Rwanda scheme is already having a deterrent effect.
He told News that the fact that people are afraid to come here proves exactly what he’s saying.
But the news that migrants are entering the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland has caused a national outrage, leading the Dublin government to declare they are drafting emergency laws to deport asylum seekers back to Great Britain.
