61% of Channel migrants come from Middle East including 26% from Iran alone

The top ten nationalities of migrants arriving on small boats to the UK According to figures obtained by the British Refugee council, migrants arriving in the UK in small boats between January 2020 and May 2021 were from: Iran: 26 per cent Iraq 17 per cent Sudan 11 per cent Syria: 10 per cent Vietnam 8 per cent Eritrea: 6 per cent Afghanistan 5 per cent Kuwait 5 per cent Yemen 2 per cent Ethiopia 1 per cent Other: 9 per cent Nearly two thirds of migrants who cross the Channel to reach the UK are originally from the Middle East, newly released figures have today revealed. More than 61 per cent of those who make the dangerous journey across the 21 mile straight Calais to Dover are nationals from countries such as Iran and Iraq according to figures from the British Refugee Council. The highest number of migrants arriving in small boats are from Iran, with 3,187 Iranian nationals reaching UK shores from January last year to May this year. This accounts for 26 per cent of all arrivals in small boats over this period. Figures also show 2,185 people from Iraq crossed the Channel over the same period. The figure… Read full this story

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