{"id":1059319,"date":"2021-11-27T10:14:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T15:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1059319"},"modified":"2021-11-27T10:14:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T15:14:26","slug":"uk-asylum-claims-surge-to-20-year-high-amid-channel-migrant-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-asylum-claims-surge-to-20-year-high-amid-channel-migrant-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Asylum Claims Surge to 20 Year High Amid Channel Migrant Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-asylum-claims-surge-to-20-year-high-amid-channel-migrant-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1059319&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1274967069-1-e1637950884427-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Asylum claims in the United Kingdom have surged to their highest level in nearly 20 years amid the ongoing migrant crisis in the English Channel, government data has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics released by the Home Office on Thursday, have shown that the number of asylum claims being made in the UK has risen to the highest quarterly level since January to March of 2003, with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistical-data-sets\/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets\">15,104<\/a> people claiming asylum between July and September.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The total number of asylum applications made within the twelve-month period to September was&nbsp;37,562. This also is the highest number of claims made within a twelve-month period since 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Two-thirds of new applicants within that period were migrants who crossed the Channel in small boats from France,&nbsp;<em>The Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/asylum-claims-at-highest-for-20-years-as-channel-crossings-surge-bk8kx79sq\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/22\/migrant-arrivals-around-triple-that-of-2020-majority-of-voters-think-tories-are-too-soft-on-crisis\/\">25,000 migrants<\/a> have illegally crossed the Channel this year, around three times last year\u2019s number, with one attempted voyage resulting in the deaths of at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/24\/dozens-dead-as-migrant-boat-capsizes-off-the-coast-of-calais\/\">27 people<\/a> on Wednesday, including one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/25\/boris-slams-french-government-for-failing-to-stop-migrant-boats-after-at-least-27-die-in-english-channel\/\">pregnant woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.8609625668449\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Migrant Arrivals Around TRIPLE that of 2020, Majority of Voters Think Tories Are \u2018Too Soft\u2019 on Crisis <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dQYvILDYkz\">https:\/\/t.co\/dQYvILDYkz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1463155879113633808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the main driver of the increase in asylum seekers has been the ongoing crisis taking place in the English Channel, the Chinese coronavirus also had an effect, the government claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increase in applications is likely linked in part to the easing of global travel restrictions that were in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to an increase in small boat arrivals to the UK, of which almost all claim asylum,\u201d the Home Office stated, emphasizing that applications fell \u201csubstantially\u201d during the initial coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>The Home Office also stated that the pandemic had a \u201csignificant impact on the UK immigration system,\u201d restricting its \u201coperational capacity\u201d in dealing with migration.<\/p>\n<p>The rapid upswing in the number of migrants coming to British shores has put significant strain on the country\u2019s infrastructure, with newly arrived migrants being transported up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/23\/boat-migrants-being-bussed-500-miles-to-scotland-for-processing\/\">500 miles<\/a>&nbsp;away to Scotland to have their asylum claims to be processed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the recent migrant deaths in the Channel have inflamed tensions between the UK and France.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides have accused the other of not doing enough to ease the crisis, with an open letter from Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for greater cooperation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/26\/french-lash-out-over-migrant-crisis-letter-priti-patel-is-no-longer-invited\/\">causing outrage<\/a> amongst French officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t communicate from one leader to another on these subjects like this via tweets or by making letters public,\u201d stated French President Emmanual Macron, who went on to say that he was willing to work with the British \u201cwhen they decide to be serious about it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Brexit leader Nigel Farage has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/25\/farage-slams-border-force-priti-patel-as-not-fit-for-purpose-after-boat-migrant-deaths\/\">slammed<\/a>&nbsp;the British government\u2019s inaction during the crisis, saying that both the Home Office and Home Secretary Priti Patel are \u201cnot fit for purpose\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.5609756097561\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">French Lash Out over Migrant Crisis Letter, \u2018Priti Patel Is No Longer Invited\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/awsnafVdrR\">https:\/\/t.co\/awsnafVdrR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1464200610585227270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asylum claims in the United Kingdom have surged to their highest level in nearly 20 years amid the ongoing migrant crisis in the English Channel, government data has revealed. 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