MRI scans will now be used to scan migrants touchdown on Britain’s shores by small boat in a bid to cease males posing as youngsters.

New measures designed to cease unlawful migration will grant the usage of scientific age assessments that may cease adults from making faux claims to be children. 

Knees and collar bones might be scanned with the machine whereas enamel, palms and wrists might be X-rayed. 

And failing to indicate ID or go over telephones may rely towards their asylum claims.

The Home Secretary may have the facility to determine how lengthy to detain folks earlier than deportation.

It comes after greater than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats over the weekend, in response to the Home Office.

On Saturday, seven boats carrying 425 folks made the crossing, whereas six boats carrying 389 arrived on Sunday.

A Home Office spokesman mentioned: "The unacceptable number of people risking their lives by making these dangerous crossings is placing an unprecedented strain on our asylum system.

"Our precedence is to cease the boats, and our Small Boats Operational Command is working alongside our French companions and different companies to disrupt the folks smugglers."

Most of the public are dissatisfied with the government’s handling of immigration.

Roughly 66 per cent of people polled as unhappy while only 12 per cent were satisfied, showed a new survey conducted by Ipsos Mori. 

The top reason for the dissatisfaction was failure to stop Channel crossings, the poll showed.

British Future director Sunder ­Katwala said: "The Government’s strategy to immigration is disappointing everybody.

"Liberals think it is inhumane, while hardliners think it isn’t achieving what has been promised."