UK Opinions & Polls
Your comments on: Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats
Madge's Opinion:
Subject: Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats - Dated: 18th Dec
- 2018 = 299
- 2019 = 1,843
- 2020 = 8,466
- 2021 = 28,526
- 2022 = 45,755
- 2023 = 28,136 (end Nov)
The majority of these are given refugee status or discretionary leave.
Discretionary leave to remain is a type of immigration permission that is given to certain immigrants who cannot be processed under existing UK immigration rules.
Many have been denied refugee status, yet there is a lack of clarity regarding the manner or location of their return to their country of origin.
