The migrants told officials that they were leaving because they feared how they would be treated in post-Brexit Britain.
A group of illegal immigrants were so worried about their plight in the UK after
A source said: ‘They were found in a lorry and told security that they were leaving because they feared how they would be treated post-Brexit.‘Then they were sent back by French authorities in three lots of 11, escorted by police, and taken to immigration centres.’An immigration charity worker described the incident as ‘very rare.’As of last night, 31 of the group were back in the UK and being held at immigration detention centres.
It is believed the group made the dangerous journey after sneaking on board a container truck which then boarded a Danish-owned DFDS ferry from Dover. A Border Force boat returns to Dover, Kent, carrying people thought to be migrants on Friday February 7 Usually Border Force officials are accustomed to dealing with migrants trying to get into the UK, with a rise in cases in recent weeks.
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