Illegal migrants are being smuggled out of the UK across the Channel to cash in on Spain’s asylum amnesty, a Telegraph investigation has found.

Hundreds of migrants from Morocco have swum into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta over the last week.

The Home Secretary has rejected calls to copy Spain’s response to illegal migration into Ceuta, arguing it is not possible because of the Channel.

Around 50,000 migrants crossed into Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta this week, a mass influx that overwhelmed local authorities. At least 57 people died during the crossings, which prompted tighter border security measures across Europe.

The influx triggered a chaotic humanitarian crisis and a flurry of fierce political attacks on both sides of the Atlantic.

Ceuta is grappling with the aftermath of a massive migrant surge. Over the weekend, most of the 60,000 migrants who entered the Spanish exclave returned to Morocco, but the crisis has reignited Europe's immigration debate.

The pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.

A SUSPECTED trafficker has been arrested after trying to smuggle migrants into Spain on jet skis. Another alleged criminal was captured while piloting a speedboat with 11 Moroccan nationals on