French police agree to intercept migrant ‘taxi boats’ at sea, according to leaked document
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French police agree to intercept migrant ‘taxi boats’ at sea, according to leaked document
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French police will intercept small boats at sea in an attempt to stop migrants crossing the Channel.
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France has been under mounting pressure from the UK to intercept migrant vessels at sea amid growing public anger over illegal…
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Under current rules, French authorities are prevented from tackling a migrant boat once it has entered the water, unless a vessel…
According to a confidential document reviewed by Le Monde, France's maritime law enforcement agency will be able to intercept…
They are being launched from new sites and in new ways - out of reach of French police.
