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Some 122 migrants were detected making the crossing on Sunday, which means 20,110 have arrived since Labour won the general election on July 5. The 20,000 figure was passed on the 150th day of Sir ...
– How many migrants arrived in 2024? A total of 36,816 people were detected crossing the Channel in small boats during 2024, according to provisional figures from the Home Office.
More than 300 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats on Friday, government figures show, bringing the total for 2024 to more than 36,000. The Home Office said 305 people made the crossing ...
Following latest data released on Thursday, the total for the year so far is down 0.3% on this time last year (25,330) and 25% lower than the same period in 2022 (33,611).
On 14 August, government figures showed that 20,000 people had crossed the channel in small boats since the start of the year. They stated 60,000 were expected to make the crossing in 2022. [45] On 22 August, a total of 1,295 migrants crossed the Channel in 27 boats, setting a new record for crossings in a single day. [46]
In recent times, significant numbers of migrants have crossed the English Channel from France to get to the UK. This included 25,700 between the start of 2021 and the time of this incident. [ 2 ] In the past many migrants illegally boarded lorries which used the Channel Tunnel , but as port security has tightened more have tried to cross in ...
Three small boats arrived with 206 people on board on Monday, the Home Office said, bringing the provisional total for 2024 to 19,294.
A total of 407 people on 11 boats made the journey to the UK from France on Thursday.