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Teen sentenced to 2 years for piloting migrant dinghy

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  • Canterbury Crown Court sentenced South Sudanese teen Chan Mathok Atak to two years and three months for endangering others.
  • Atak admitted piloting a 14-metre dinghy carrying 165 migrants, including 31 children, on July 23.
  • Judge Sarah Counsell warned Atak could face automatic deportation after his sentence as a foreign national.
  • Home Office Minister Anna Turley said anyone risking lives by bringing illegal migrants to Britain will face justice.