Overview
- Aman Naseri, 18, has been charged with endangering others during a sea crossing and with entering the UK without valid entry clearance.
- He is due to appear at Margate Magistrates' Court on Wednesday following an alleged incident on January 5, according to HM Courts and Tribunals.
- News outlets report this as the first prosecution brought under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025.
- The offence targets conduct that increases risk at sea, including cramming people into unsafe boats, physical aggression, intimidation, or resisting rescue, and can cover physical or psychological injury.
- The law carries penalties of up to five years in prison, or six if the defendant is in breach of a deportation order, and applies to journeys by water from France, Belgium and the Netherlands.