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Number of small boat migrants kicked out of Britain soars this year
THE number of small boat migrants kicked out of Britain has soared this year.
Internal Home Office stats reveal 628 crossers were deported in the first six months of this year, compared to just 382 in the whole of 2022.
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More than 500 of those were Albanians - after the Government signed a deal with the Eastern European nation to speed up returns.
The period also saw 45 Iraqis, 17 Iranians and 54 other nationalities removed after illegally entering the UK.
In 2022 only 215 Albanians were kicked out, according to stats obtained by the Daily Mail.
In 2021 just 28 small-boat migrants of any nationality were removed from Britain.
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