US EditionMigrant Channel crossings pass 20,000 for the first six months of the year for the first time
- In early 2025, nearly 20,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in the first half, the highest ever, with 879 arrivals on Monday alone, marking a 48% increase year-on-year.
- Good weather and new packing techniques, including taxi boats, have significantly increased Channel crossings, exploiting calmer, warmer waters to boost smugglers’ success rates.
- Home Office data shows a 48% rise in crossings compared to last year, with a single-day record of 1,195 arrivals on May 31 and 13 boats averaging 68 people on Monday.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces voter pressure as his spokesman calls the Channel crossing numbers 'clearly unacceptable' and explores 'return hubs' for failed asylum seekers.
- During Macron’s upcoming visit, UK and French leaders plan to discuss migrant repatriation, while the UK advances legislation for counter-terror powers and emphasizes international partnerships.
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Nearly 20,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel since 1 January, a record in the first half of the year, according to figures published by the British government on Tuesday.
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Small boat crossings at record high for first half of 2025
The number of people crossing the Channel on small boats has reached a record level for the first half of the year. Home Office figures show 19,982 migrants made the risky journey by the end of June – a 48% increase on the equivalent period the year before. Number 10 blamed the fact that gangs had managed to “embed industrial scale smuggling enterprises across Europe”.
Nearly 20,000 immigrants crossed the English Channel to cross from France to the UK in the first half of 2025, reports Europa Press. This is a record figure that contrasts with Keir Starmer’s government’s willingness to try to reduce this type of arrivals, for which he has advocated for deterrent measures and for greater collaboration with the Welsh authorities. The United Kingdom’s Ministry of the Interior has recorded 19,982 arrivals in the fi…
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