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Tajik Mohammad, 32, First Convicted Under New Channel Law

Tajik Mohammad, 32, an Afghan national, became the first person convicted under the new Channel crossing endangerment offence created by the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act, which came into force in January 2025. Mohammad pleaded guilty at Canterbury Crown Court to abandoning the dinghy he was driving across the English Channel when a rescue ship arrived, leaving overcrowded passengers, some without life jackets, in poor weather conditions. He is due to be sentenced on June 10, facing up to five years in prison, or six years if found to be in breach of a deportation order.