Priti Patel to introduce new laws to crack down on illegal migrants crossing the Channel Updated: 11 May 2021, 14:26 PRITI Patel’s sweeping plans to tackle illegal immigration have been included in the Queen’s Speech. The Home Secretary will introduce the tough new measures to crack down on migrants crossing the Channel, while also making it easier to boot out foreign criminals from Britain. 4 4 Ministers want to crack down on illegal Channel crossingsCredit: PA She will also take on leftie lawyers who battle the government and try and stop the deportations with last ditch appeals. And illegal immigrants and asylum seekers will no longer be housed in luxury hotels, but instead processed in new immigration facilities.