UK minister under fire for calling migrants an 'invasion'
Britain’s interior minister is facing criticism for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an “invasion.”
By JILL LAWLESS
Published - Nov 01, 2022, 09:05 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 23, 2023, 10:38 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister was facing criticism Tuesday for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an “invasion.”
Home Secretary Suella Braverman used the term while defending conditions at a processing center for new arrivals where some 4,000 people have been held in a facility intended for 1,600.
Braverman referred to small-boat crossings on Monday as “the invasion of our southern coast” and said “illegal immigration is out of control.”
Her deputy, Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, distanced himself from her words.
