Small boat arrivals 51pc higher than same point in 2024
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Channel migrant crossings hit 25,000 mark earlier than any year on record
Small boat arrivals 51pc higher than same point in 2024
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Small boat arrivals 51pc higher than same point in 2024
Small boat arrivals 51pc higher than same point in 2024
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Some 14,526 migrants have arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel in small boats so far in 2026
More than 6,000 people crossed the Channel so far this year, 36% below the total for the same time last year
More than 25,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel so far this year, with 898 arriving yesterday, new…
Analysis found 66 migrants on average were packed onto each of the 219 vessels which have successfully crossed the Channel so far…
It is the highest daily total in four months and brings the number of small boat arrivals to more than 30,000 this year
Some 898 people made the journey in 13 boats on Wednesday, bringing the total for 2025 so far to 25,436, Home Office figures show
