Overview

• Over 2,500 migrants have crossed the Channel in the 11 days since the pilot came into force, according to Home Office data.
• The UK-France 'one in, one out' agreement has led to detentions in Dover but no migrants have been returned, with deportations not expected for up to three months.
• The government has deployed a Border Security Command, enhanced National Crime Agency operations and passed new asylum legislation as part of a £480 million enforcement package.
• Smugglers are adapting by using larger dinghies that can carry up to 150 people, prompting increased seizures of boat parts and intelligence-led disruptions abroad.
• Critics from opposition parties and some Labour MPs are demanding clear timetables for halting crossings, and protests at asylum seeker hotels reflect mounting local pressure.