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Migrant crossings: Afghans are largest national group fleeing to UK
Summary by Ground News
Afghans made up one in four people making the risky journey. Almost as many Afghans crossed the Channel in the first three months of 2022 as in the whole of 2021 (1,323) Iranians and Iraqis were the next most common nationalities on Channel crossings. In nine out of ten cases over the last year, people fleeing Afghanistan were granted refugee status.