Border Force responds to more small boat sightings in Channel as almost 900 illegal migrants make crossing in last 3 days

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Border Force responds to more small boat sightings in Channel as almost 900 illegal migrants make crossing in last 3 days.

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Border Force vessels have been responding to more small boat sightings in the English Channel this morning, as GB News can confirm almost 900 illegal immigrants have crossed since Friday.For the fourth day running, criminal gangs launched boats from the shores of northern France.So far, two boats have made it to UK waters, taking advantage of a weather window which deteriorates again later this afternoon.The Border Force Vessel Defender arrived into Dover harbour just after 9am on bank holiday Monday.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Defender had picked up 43 migrants from a dinghy which left Wimereux beach, in the Pas-de-Calais, several hours earlier.Around 10am, the Border Security Command vessel Courageous unloaded a further 48 migrants at the Border Force processing facility in Dover.That small boat had been launched from a beach in the Sangatte area.The latest arrivals come a day after two migrants died when their boat got into difficulties south of Boulogne.A 16-year-old...

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