This briefing uses published Home Office data to set out who the people who crossed the Channel in 2022 are, where they are from, and how many will be permitted to stay in the UK as refugees. It also looks at the reduction in safe routes and why refugees have no option but to take dangerous journeys to reach the UK. Finally, it looks at the potential impact of the Government’s plans to prevent all people arriving across the Channel from applying to stay in the UK as refugees.

Last updated: March 2023