Nearly 800 boat migrants were ferried ashore at Dover over the Easter holiday weekend, marking a 43% increase in illegal migration in the English Channel compared to last year. A record high of 5,435 migrants successfully reached the UK in the first three months of this year, smuggled across the waterway from France by people-smuggling networks.
Illegal migration in the English Channel has surged by 43 per cent over last year as nearly 800 boat migrants were ferried ashore at Dover over the Easter holiday weekend. Crossing the Channel in 16 boats, some 791 illegals were recorded reaching British shores over the weekend, with 349 arriving on Saturday and a further 442 on Easter Sunday, according to official Home Office.
This means that in the first three months of the year, a record high of 5,435 migrants successfully reached the UK after being smuggled across the busy waterway from the beaches of France by people-smuggling networks operating on both sides of the Channel. The previous record for January to March was set in 2022 when 4,548 illegals were recorded landing at the port of Dover
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