Small boat arrivals – last 7 days - GOV.UK
WEB3 days ago · Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats - monthly data: data on daily small boat crossings, from 14 April 2022 to 30 January 2023 (historic data published by...
6 dead, more than 50 rescued from capsized migrant boat in the …
WEBAug 12, 2023 · French authorities say an overloaded boat carrying migrants capsized before dawn in the English Channel, killing at least six people, and more than 50 were rescued.
How many people cross the Channel in small boats and how …
WEBAug 7, 2020 · Six children and a pregnant woman were among the 12 people who died after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the biggest loss of life in the English Channel in 2024. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir...
More than 700 migrants arrived in UK in 11 boats in a single day, …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · More than 700 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in 11 boats on Sunday - the highest since Labour came to power. Home Office data published on Monday shows 703 people were detected coming across yesterday, which is also the third highest this year. Eleven boats were detected, suggesting an …
Migrant crossings: A new army of drones, watchtowers and AI ... - CNN
WEBJul 31, 2023 · In the early hours of December 14, 2022, 39 migrants were saved from a collapsed rubber boat stranded in the middle of the English Channel between the United Kingdom and France. Four...
Channel crossings: Why can't the UK stop migrants in small boats?
WEBAug 20, 2020 · Since January 2019, 155 people who crossed the English Channel in small boats have been returned to Europe. A further 166 are due to be returned, the home secretary said last month. That is...
People crossing the English Channel in small boats
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Key Points. Around 29,000 people were detected crossing the English Channel in small boats in 2023, down from 46,000 in 2022. More… In early 2024, the provisional number of detected crossings was around 12,600 – a rise of 16% compared to the same period in 2023. More…
Channel deaths: Who are the people smuggling migrants in small boats …
WEBNov 25, 2021 · Five suspected people smugglers have been arrested after 27 migrants drowned trying to cross the English Channel. Seventeen men, seven women, including one who was pregnant, two teenage boys and a young girl died after their boat capsized near Calais on Wednesday afternoon.
English Channel migrants: Where they're from and what they're …
WEBAug 12, 2020 · Recent conditions have seen large numbers of migrants travel to the UK in small boats across the English channel, to claim asylum and start a new life.
Why are migrants in small boats a heated issue in the UK?
WEBA new British law that aims to bar people from seeking asylum if they arrive in the U.K. in small boats is the latest in a long line of efforts to control unauthorized migration.