An illegal migrant has racked up millions of views on TikTok by boastfully posting videos of him attempting to cross the English Channel on a small boat.
Asylum seeker Mada Pasa, who has a Kalashnikov face tattoo, has provoked fury with his online videos in which he pretends to fire a gun and ‘vlogs’ his efforts to illegally reach the UK from northern France.
In one video, Pasa, believed to be from Afghanistan, is seen imitating firing a weapon with three young women sat on his lap. In another, he is staying in a tent with two hooded friends, one of whom is posing with a real gun.
Pasa, who had been living in Stockholm before travelling to France, has shared more than 60 videos, racking up almost 20,000 followers, 227,000 likes and millions of views as he tries to become a TikTok star by sharing content from the treacherous journey.
It comes after some 973 migrants in 17 small boats crossed the English Channel to the UK on Saturday – the highest total in a single day for almost two years.
Asylum seeker Mada Pasa, who has a Kalashnikov face tattoo, has provoked fury with his online videos
Mada Pasa often shares photos of young women sat on his lap while he pretends to fire a gun
In fact, more than 13,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats during Labour’s first 100 days in power.
Official figures show 13,038 asylum seekers on 231 boats have arrived on British shores since July 5, the day after the election.
The figures lay bare the failure of Sir Keir Starmer’s to get a grip of the issue quickly and ‘smash’ the people smuggling gangs.
They also suggest former Tory PM Rishi Sunak was right to claim during the election campaign that thousands of migrants were ‘queueing up’ in Calais in anticipation of an incoming Labour government poised to ditch the Rwanda scheme.
Among those queueing up to get to the UK is Mada Pasa, who just three days ago uploaded footage of him inside a camp, where dozens of migrants were partying around a fire.
He put a French and Union Jack flag over the top of the video, indicating his intention to reach the UK.
Hours later, he is seen walking onto a French beach with a large group, but there are border officers patrolling the area which seemingly delays his attempt.
Pasa then documents the moment that French police officers deflate a dinghy by piercing it, as dozens of migrants watch on.
This is the moment a group of migrants had their dinghy deflated by French police near the beach
Pasa, believed to be an Afghan migrant, has a Kalashnikov tattoo across his face
And in one terrifying video, he is seen with a friend who is waving around a real gun
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage condemned the videos, asking his followers: ‘Is this the kind of person we want to come and live in our country?’
In the next video, Pasa is seen hiding out near a train track before they make another attempt to get on the beach – only to find a helicopter circling above them.
Last night, Pasa continued to boast of his efforts to reach the UK – sharing footage of him waving wads of Iranian rials around. Later on, he is seen burning it on a campfire.
He also regularly posts videos of him with young women, some sitting on his lap or kissing his cheek.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage shared Pasa’s content last night and told his followers: ‘I want you to watch this film and think to yourself is this the kind of person we want to come and live in our country? Is this the kind of person you would like to live next to you?
‘The guys name is Mada Pasa, he has been living in Stockholm, he clearly wants to be a big star on TikTok, he wants to become an influencer. Perhaps he thinks his chances are better coming to the United Kingdom and doing it here.’
MailOnline has contacted the Home Office for comment.
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