Claim: 1.8 million migrants entered the EU illegally in 2015.
Fact-check: Did 1.8 million migrants enter the EU illegally last year? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is incorrect as far as available figures show. 1.8 million illegal border crossings were detected by eu member states in 2015, but this isn't 1.8 million unique people as some are counted multiple times. it's thought around one million migrants came over the same period.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2016-04-06T00:00:00