migrants
Some 39 migrants in small boats have arrived on the Kent coast since Christmas Day.
At least 70 people have made the journey since Christmas Day.
In the early hours of 27 November, the UK Border Force and Coast Guard intercepted a dinghy carrying nine people, including four children, attempting to cross the English Channel.
In mid-October 2018, a large group of migrants, mostly from Central America, started walking towards the US border. Fleeing poverty and gang violence, some tried to cross legally and were offered asylum in Mexico. Others were given a 45-day visitor pass. Frustrated with the delays, some decided to push forward illegally into Mexico.
I do this in protest against this NHS policy and in support of the principles of global justice, solidarity, and human rights
Children also report being physically and verbally abused.
Rescuers: 'Politics is being put before people's safety.'
Spain has offered to take in a rescue ship that is drifting in the Mediterranean sea with 629 migrants stranded on board after Italy and Malta refused to let it dock.
Experts say data-sharing between NHS and government is costing lives.
It's a perilous journey.