Home Office starts revealing how many migrants it has prevented from crossing ... trends now
The Home Office has started revealing how many migrants have been prevented from leaving France as dozens more arrive in Dover today.
The changes to the website were made last week in a move to highlight unity between British and French authorities in dealing with the issue of illegal immigration.
New sections titled 'Migrants prevented' and 'Events prevented', which MailOnline understands is data coming directly from French Police details how many boats have been stopped from getting in the water and how many people were in those dinghy's.
The latest data reveals that 98 migrants arrived on small boats yesterday, while 71 migrants in three small boats were stopped from leaving France.
The Home Office has started revealing how many migrants have been prevented from leaving France as dozens more arrive in Dover today (pictured)
Graph showing the number of migrants that have arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel since 2019
The latest data reveals that 98 migrants arrived on small boats yesterday, while 71 migrants in three small boats were stopped from leaving France. Pictured: Migrants arrive in Dover today
The changes to the website were made last week, and now include new sections under 'Migrants prevented' and 'Events prevented' in move to showcase unity between British and French officers in dealing with the issue. Children and adults arriving in Dover today (above)
Images from Dover today showed the group of people, including young children being brought in to the port in Kent by a Border Force vessel.
Taking this years figures alone to over 8,500 - a significant upswing compared to this time last year with more expected as the people smuggling gangs take advantage of the relatively calm weather to make more landings.
Last year 29,437 migrants arrived in the UK, down 36 per cent on a record 45,774 arrivals in 2022.
The perilous crossings cost more lives last week, as five people died, including seven year old Sara, when they were trampled to death or suffocated beneath
