UK officials escorted two boats of migrants into Dover Harbour, Kent at around 7.30am today, following a two-week break in crossings (pictured, migrants pictured March 28, 2022).
Boris Johnson has reportedly given Home Secretary Priti Patel the go-ahead to develop new powers that would allow male asylum seekers crossing the Channel to be held in removal centres.
The Home Office currently publishes the number of migrant crossings after arrivals have been processed, but this could stop when the Ministry of Defence (MoD) takes over operations.
Alp Mehmet, chairman of Migration Watch UK, which campaigns for tougher border controls, said the decision was a cowardly act , adding that the British people deserve better from Priti Patel.
Plans are being drawn up for soldiers to construct temporary housing for Channel migrants on Ministry of Defence land across the UK. The project is likely to cost tens of millions of pounds.