(GB News) Just 215 migrants who crossed the English Channel in small boats last year have been removed from the UK, according to stark government figures.
The small number comes from a year when record numbers made the perilous journey, with 45,728 asylum seekers attempting to enter the country via the Dover Strait.
For over a year, ministers have vowed tough action on those entering the UK illegally, promising they will be swiftly deported without a right to return.
But new figures revealed in a Freedom of Information request highlight that just 0.47 per cent of those who arrived illegally by crossing the Channel in 2022 have been returned.
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