Home Office orders review as second small boat in two days reaches UK after evading Border Force
Twenty-one people were detained after the landing, and officials said no undetected small-boat arrivals had been recorded since Sept. 6, 2025.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood ordered an urgent review after Border Force failed to intercept two migrant boats that reached the Kent coast this week, including one at Samphire Hoe.
- Monday's landing at Folkestone marked the first undetected arrival in a year, breaking a period when small boats crossing the English Channel were typically brought to shore by Border Security Command or RNLI boats.
- Border Security Command detained Twenty-one people following the Samphire Hoe incident, while 17,480 migrants have arrived by boat this year, representing a 46% decrease from the same point last year.
- The Home Office is conducting a review into this week's beach landings as the Government addresses security failures alongside Kent police responding to the incidents.
- French authorities in Boulogne-sur-Mer are investigating the death of a man discovered on a beach in Neufchatel-Hardelot to determine whether it is linked to an attempted Channel crossing.
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Review ordered as second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK
They are the first unescorted landings for a year.
Another Small Boat Evades Border Force Pick-Up
A second small boat in one day has evaded pick-up by the the UK Border Force. And landed on a British beach… This time a boat landed at Samphire Hoe near Dover yesterday. A boat had previously landed near Folkestone on Monday. Migrants have been detained, however it is not known if there are any…
Small boat carrying 'at least 20' illegal migrants arrives undetected in UK for second time in just DAYS
GB News has obtained exclusive footage of a small boat in Dover, suspected to have carried "at least 20" illegal migrants across the Channel.New footage captured on Tuesday shows the dinghy being towed away by an orange tugboat close to the shoreline in Samphire Hoe.Sources have informed the People's Channel there "may have been at least 20 migrants on the boat" and they "may have been detained".In the footage, a small group of people is also se…
Home Secretary Orders 'urgent Review' As Second Small Boat In Two Days Reaches UK After Evading Border Force
Border Security Command has detained 21 people following a boat arrival on the beach of Samphire Hoe, Dover, on Tuesday afternoon, and the Home Office has not said if more people are being sought. It comes after a dinghy made it to shore at Folkestone on Monday morning, which was the first undetected arrival for […]
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