{"source_url": "https://www.standard.co.uk", "url": "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/migrants-border-force-sajid-javid-english-channel-a4324046.html", "title": "Nearly 1,900 migrants arrived on UK shores in 2019, figures show", "top_image": "https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/07/16/18/Migrantsdover1507g.jpg", "meta_img": "https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/07/16/18/Migrantsdover1507g.jpg", "images": ["https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/07/16/18/Migrantsdover1507g.jpg"], "movies": [], "text": "ES News email The latest headlines in your inbox Enter your email address Continue Please enter an email address Email address is invalid Fill out this field Email address is invalid You already have an account. Please log in Register with your social account or click here to log in I would like to receive lunchtime headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts, by email Update newsletter preferences\n\nNearly 1,900 migrants arrived on UK shores in 2019, figures show.\n\nMore than double the number of people arrived in small boats Britain in December last year, compared with December 2018.\n\nThe figures, collated by the BBC, came as three more boats were intercepted off the Kent coast on New Year's Eve.\n\nHome Secretary Sajid Javid had declared a \"major incident\" in December 2018 when 138 migrants arrived in boats across the English channel within the space of a month.\n\nHowever, a year later, in the month of December 2019, 283 people arrived in the UK, according to the research.\n\nOverall in 2019, at least 1,892 successfully crossed the Channel, with a further 1,235 people intercepted by the French authorities, according to the broadcaster.\n\nThe Home Office said they could not confirm official numbers yet but were not disputing the reported amount.\n\nIt comes after 43 adults were rescued from small boats on New Year's Eve before being taken to Dover.\n\nAt around 3.35am, a Border Force vessel intercepted a boat which was carrying a group of 12 men who presented themselves as Iranian nationals.\n\nThen an hour later, a group of 22 Iraqi, Iranian and Afghan nationals were rescued by authorities.\n\nAt 7.50am, Border Force again intercepted a group of Iranian nationals including seven men and two women.\n\nThe Coastguard and UK Border Force also dealt with several small migrant boats off the UK following several incidents over the weekend.\n\nMore than 60 migrants were rescued by the French and British authorities on Sunday.\n\nA Home Office spokeswoman said: \u201cIllegal migration is a criminal activity. Those who seek to come to the UK unlawfully and the ruthless criminals who facilitate journeys are all breaking the law and endangering lives.\n\n\u201cWe will always ensure we have the right resources in place to keep our border secure.\n\n\"A forty-two metre Border Force cutter and two coastal patrol vessels are patrolling the Channel and we are monitoring the situation closely over the Christmas and new year period.\"\n\nPatrols on French beaches as well as drones have been doubled while specialist vehicles and detection equipment have been deployed to prevent small boats leaving French shores, the spokeswoman added.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": ["migrants", "Home Office", "Border Force", "Immigration", "Sajid Javid", "UK", "News"], "tags": ["Festival news", "Home Office", "News", "Immigration", "Pop up", "Sajid Javid", "Border Force", "Best films", "Secret London", "TV reviews", "migrants"], "authors": ["Rebecca Speare-Cole"], "publish_date": "Wed Jan  1 14:40:00 2020", "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "Nearly 1,900\u00a0migrants arrived on UK shores in 2019, figures show.\u00a0 More than double the number of people arrived in small boats Britain in December last year, compared with December 2018.\u00a0 The figures, collated by the BBC, came as three more boats were intercepted off the Kent coast on New Year's Eve.", "meta_lang": "en", "meta_favicon": "/img/shortcut-icons/favicon.ico", "meta_data": {"viewport": "width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1", "theme-color": "#dc062b", "og": {"url": "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/migrants-border-force-sajid-javid-english-channel-a4324046.html", "title": "Nearly 1,900 migrants arrived on UK shores in 2019, figures show", "description": "Nearly 1,900\u00a0migrants arrived on UK shores in 2019, figures show.\u00a0 More than double the number of people arrived in small boats Britain in December last year, compared with December 2018.\u00a0 The figures, collated by the BBC, came as three more boats were intercepted off the Kent coast on New Year's Eve.", "updated_time": "2020-01-01T15:31:24+00:00", "image": "https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/07/16/18/Migrantsdover1507g.jpg", "site_name": "Evening Standard", "type": "article", "locale": "en_GB"}, "fb": {"pages": 165348596842143, "app_id": 193840110715213, "admins": 36903991}, "ia": {"markup_url": "https://www.standard.co.uk/pwamp/fbi/4324046"}, "description": "Nearly 1,900\u00a0migrants arrived on UK shores in 2019, figures show.\u00a0 More than double the number of people arrived in small boats Britain in December last year, compared with December 2018.\u00a0 The figures, collated by the BBC, came as three more boats were intercepted off the Kent coast on New Year's Eve.", "keywords": "migrants, Home Office, Border Force, Immigration, Sajid Javid, UK, News", "article": {"tag": "migrants", "published_time": "2020-01-01T14:40:00+00:00", "modified_time": "2020-01-01T15:31:24+00:00", "publisher": 165348596842143, "section": "UK", "author_name": "Rebecca Speare-Cole", "content_type": "story", "word_count": 390, "image_count": 2, "video_count": 0, "embed_count": 0, "internal_link_count": 6, "external_link_count": 0}, "twitter": {"title": "Nearly 1,900 migrants arrived on UK shores in 2019, figures show", "description": "Nearly 1,900\u00a0migrants arrived on UK shores in 2019, figures show.\u00a0 More than double the number of people arrived in small boats Britain in December last year, compared with December 2018.\u00a0 The", "card": "summary_large_image", "site": "@standardnews"}, "google-site-verification": "fI_fn7lv1QlqGWXMIJoqDICBG1ynAC0UDsrriO8e_m8", "apple-mobile-web-app-capable": "yes", "apple-mobile-web-app-title": "Evening Standard"}, "canonical_link": "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/migrants-border-force-sajid-javid-english-channel-a4324046.html"}