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U.K. illegal migrant crisis: 2025 small boat arrivals pass 26,000 after surge in Channel crossings

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More than 26,000 illegal small boat migrants have crossed the English Channel into the UK so far this year, with 435 arrivals on Saturday alone following a brief improvement in weather conditions.

This brings the total since the UK-France returns deal began this week to 838, though only around 50 migrants per week are expected to be returned under the scheme.

The 2025 total so far—26,274—is significantly higher than the 17,638 arrivals at the same point last year.

Officials warn that people-smuggling gangs are exploiting vulnerable migrants regardless of safety, while the government says it is bolstering border security through intelligence sharing, enforcement in northern France, and tougher legislation.

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  1. Officials warn that people-smuggling gangs are exploiting vulnerable migrants,,,,

    There are no vulnerable migrants, they are military-aged men, the least vulnerable demographic in the world, and they are not being exploited, they are being assisted, it’s a big club, and the government is in it.

  2. If the UK and French governments really wanted to stop the boats they would have gone after the smuggling gangs years ago. The rubber boats and outboard engines seized by the authorities in the UK will have serial numbers that can show who bought and sold them.

    The fact that the UK puts these aliens who have deliberately entered the country illegally in 4 star hotels rather than jail shows that there is a deliberate policy to replace the Anglo-Saxon people.

    • Also remember that the number of illegal migrants are a tiny amount compared to the legal migrants they are letting in everyday.

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