The group were brought to shore and processed in Kent
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Ellena Cruse24 November 2019
A group of 13 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Dover this morning.
Border Force and HM Coastguard were informed of a small boat travelling across the Channel just after 9.30am.
A Home Office spokesman said officers were deployed and met the boat near Folkestone.
It said 13 people were brought ashore.
The party were processed in Dover
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“The individuals are in the process of being transferred to the Kent Intake Unit,” he added.
A Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) spokesman confirmed it was involved in the incident.
He said: “The RNLI and HM Coastguard are involved with an incident off the Kent coast, working with Border Force and Kent Police.”
