EU Helpers reported that 22 Algerians, Moroccans, and Tunisians who entered the United Kingdom legitimately on visiting visas were apprehended by French border police in Dover while attempting to enter France illegally in a truck.
Compared to the dangerous boat crossing of the Mediterranean, this path is thought to be a more secure option.
Authorities in the UK and the EU countries are constantly dealing with an inflow of migrants trying to enter these regions illegally.
18,618 immigrants have entered the UK over the Channel overall since the start of this year, according to data released by the Home Office. A total of 661 persons traveled on Monday in 15 boats, which is the third-highest daily total of the year and more than the barge's intended capacity for asylum seekers in Portland, Dorset.
Following their legal entry into Britain using guest visas, the rising number of migrants accessing the UK has presented new challenges for the UK Border Force.
According to a source from the Border Force, immigrants who are in possession of visitor visas with the goal to enter the UK as tourists actually have the intention of relocating to France. They are attempting to smuggle themselves out of Britain, according to the same source, but are caught and returned to the UK by French police in Dover.
The primary aim, according to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is to stop the boats from arriving in Britain.
According to data released by the UK government, 175,000 people are waiting in the UK for an asylum decision, which represents a 44% rise since June 2022.
The same source reported that 45,755 migrants in total crossed the English Channel in 2017, making it the most since numbers began to be gathered in 2018.
176,100 migrants entered the EU in the first seven months of this year, according to Frontex, the EU's border agency.
According to statistics recently released by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), there were 519,000 asylum requests made in total in EU nations, as well as Switzerland and Norway, from January through the end of June this year. This represents a 28% increase over the same period last year.