Illegal immigrants using small boats in the English Channel could be sentenced to life in prison under the revised immigration rules.
Those at the helm of small boats crossing the English Channel to bring illegal immigrants to the UK now face life sentences under revised immigration rules that went into effect Tuesday.
Under the Citizenship and Boundary Act, those who operate these small boats will be classified as smugglers.
According to the report TelegramOrdinary illegal immigrants also now face higher prison sentences for their actions, and a maximum sentence of four years has now been set for entering the UK illegally.
The publication continues by noting that the move is another attempt by Boris Johnson’s government to silence voters who are dissatisfied with Westminster’s failure to stem the current wave of immigrants crossing the English Channel illegally.
While other attempts have been made, such as deploying a navy, critics of a move say it allows Britain to move immigrants to Dover more effectively without actually being a deterrent, with around 12,000 migrants traveling illegally this year, more than last year’s number.
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The extension of prison sentences for immigrants is just one of the deterrent measures taken by the UK authorities to prevent illegals from crossing the dangerous channel from France to the UK.
Perhaps the most popular of these containment schemes is the Rwandan resettlement scheme, which threatens immigrants who enter the UK illegally with deportation to a sub-Saharan country where they will be allowed to seek asylum.
However, this plan has not yet been launched at the time of writing: The first and only flight carrying fewer than ten people at the time was halted by a court in Europe over human rights concerns.
However, even if the British government manages to launch the plan, it is unclear how effective it will be, as official Home Office documents show that no more than 300 individual migrants will be deported each year. although the number of arrivals is tens of thousands per year.
Regardless, Britain’s apparent strictness in its approach to illegals seems to have affected Ireland’s nearby open borders; where Europhile Republic officials blamed the spike in asylum requests from non-Ukrainians on policy at the British border.
With nearly 4,500 arriving this year, the country struggles to properly care for thousands of refugees, ostensibly Ukrainian, surpassing the expected demand for 3,500 refugees in 2022.
Source: Breitbart
