This is our friend Sami. This week he tried to get to the UK but, because he can’t afford to pay smugglers, he got in an inflatable kayak with 3 friends and rowed for 12 hours.

At the break of dawn, the kayak had taken on so much water they realised they wouldn’t make it. (1/4)

If something didn’t happen it was going to sink. As one of them was a minor, Sami decided to jump off to save his friends. With reduced weight, the kayak made it to the UK and the three remaining passengers are safe. Thankfully a French boat brought Sami back to France. (2/4)

When we asked him how he could have done such a crazy thing as to jump off in the middle of the Channel, he told us: "We died in our countries, we died in Libya, now we get to the UK or we die. At least I know my young friend is safe." (3/4)

We love Sami. We don’t think we need the navy to protect us from people like him. (4/4)

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