European Union: Illegal Migrant Border Crossings Up 70 Per Cent in First Ten Months of the Year

The European Union border agency Frontex has reported that in the first ten months of 2021, illegal crossings into the political bloc have increased by 70 per cent compared to the same period in 2020. Frontex announced this week that from January to October, there have been a total of 160,000 illegal border crossings recorded into the European Union, with nearly 22,800 last month, alone, representing a 70 per cent jump over last year.-- More...