UK Expands Search Powers for Migrants at Ports

The UK government is giving police new powers to search illegal migrants at ports.

They can ask migrants to take off their coats and even check their mouths for hidden phones or SIM cards.

This is to find out more about how migrants are traveling and to stop the gangs that help them.

The government says this will help them catch the people who are smuggling migrants.

But some groups that support migrants' rights say this is too harsh and cruel, especially since the migrants have just been through a scary journey.

The new rules are expected to become law soon.