The migrant ‘jungle’ in the vicinity of the French city of Calais, where thousands await safe passage to the UK amid conditions Human Rights watch described as “Like Living Hell” in a 2017 report, is once again being cleared out by French police, prompting at least 239 new attempts to cross the English Channel since November.
The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) said it had arrested an Iranian citizen and a UK national on suspicion of arranging migrant trafficking across the English Channel.
According to UK media, since November, 239 people have attempted to cross the channel by boat into the United Kingdom. At its narrowest, the channel is a mere 33.3 km wide.