Britain Announces Harsher Sentences For Channel Migrants
Jul 5, 2021 ·
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Britain has announced it will seek harsher sentences for migrants caught entering the country without permission amid a record-breaking surge in arrivals over the English Channel. The legislation announced that...
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Britain has announced it will seek harsher sentences for migrants caught entering the country without permission amid a record-breaking surge in arrivals over the English Channel.
The legislation announced that it will make it a criminal offence to arrive in the UK without permission, with a maximum sentence for those entering the country unlawfully increasing from six months to four years.
Patel says the plans were fair but firm adding that the UK would welcome people through safe and legal routes whilst preventing abuse of the system, cracking down on illegal entry and the criminality associated with it.
The Home Office says it was very likely that those travelling to the UK via small boat will have come from a safe European Union country in which they could have claimed asylum.
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The legislation announced that it will make it a criminal offence to arrive in the UK without permission, with a maximum sentence for those entering the country unlawfully increasing from six months to four years.
Patel says the plans were fair but firm adding that the UK would welcome people through safe and legal routes whilst preventing abuse of the system, cracking down on illegal entry and the criminality associated with it.
The Home Office says it was very likely that those travelling to the UK via small boat will have come from a safe European Union country in which they could have claimed asylum.
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