More than 700 migrants crossed Channel on Saturday
The 737 migrants arrived in Kent on 11 boats, ending the longest pause in crossings since 2018 and pushing the 2025 total above 40,000, government figures show.
- Over 700 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday after a 4-week lull in small boat crossings.
- This brings the total number of migrants crossing the Channel this year to over 40,000, surpassing the previous record of 36,816 in 2024.
- The UK government has ramped up efforts to tackle small boat crossings, including a deal with France to return migrants and potential changes to asylum laws.
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Farage’s Verdict on 40,000+ Channel Crossings (and Counting)
Nigel Farage has criticised the government’s response to the arrival of more than 700 migrants who crossed the English Channel on Saturday, December 13th. As the 737 individuals from 11 ‘small boats’ were confirmed as having arrived in Dover after a 28-day hiatus, 2025’s surge in illegal migration continued. Reform UK leader Farage addressed the surge at a charity event in his Clacton constituency: I said during the election campaign, “‘smash t…
UK Boat Migrant Crossings Hit Daily High, 2025 Total Passes 40,000.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Nearly 800 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats over the weekend following a 28-day pause in crossings.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Migrants attempting to reach England via small boats, the French Maritime Prefect, and Britain’s Home Office, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.WHEN & WHERE: December 2025, in the English Channel.KEY QUOTE: “The number of small boat crossings are shameful a…
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