Of the 45,755 migrants who crossed the Channel in small boats last year, 215 have been deported.
More than 25,000 of them were found to be refugees, although the Government claims the majority of those crossing in small boats are economic migrants.
These figures, based on data from the Ministry of Home Affairs, also show that one in five channel migrants is a child.
Last year a record number arrived at Dover – 1,104 boats with an average of 41 people each day.
Data obtained by The Sun through a Disclosure of Information request shows only 0.47 percent of the


