![TOPSHOT - Migrants in a dinghy wearing life jackets illegally cross the English Channel from France to Britain on September 11, 2020. The number of migrants crossing the English Channel -- which is 33,8 km (21 miles) at the closest point in the Straits of Dover -- in small inflatable boats has spiralled over the summer of the 2020. According to authorities in northern France some 6,200 migrants have attempted the crossing between January 1 and August 31, 2020, compared with 2,294 migrants for the whole of 2019. / AFP / Sameer Al-DOUMY](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S7GKI2P5TSU2D5ZSI2V6LQ7ZXA.jpg?smart=true&auth=d03263b32dcde97c0107520b35884f24cf52ef9ef49ce823d62a639b8eb51910&width=400&height=225)
A tiny dinghy used to cross the Channel from France into the UK. AFP
A tiny dinghy used to cross the Channel from France into the UK. AFP
Thousands face removal from UK as Covid-19 deportation halt to end
While the government says those in accommodation have three weeks to leave, The Independent news website said deportations would start immediately