Over 97 per cent of migrants who cross the English Channel in small boats have remained in the UK over the last six and a half years, according to Home Office statistics. A joint investigation with GB News and Facts4EU analysed the latest Home Office data files to find that only 2.96 per cent of illegal migrants crossing from France since 2018 have been deported. The latest Home Office data from the report ‘Immigration system statistics year ending June 2024’, found that out of 127,834 migrants arriving on British soil, only 3,788 have voluntarily left or been forced to return. Out of the tota…