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Migrant Channel crossings pass 20,000 for first six months of the year
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July 1, 2025
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1:49Now PlayingMore than 20,000 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in the first six months of this year, a rise of almost 50% on the number crossing in 2024 and a new record for the first half of a year.
A total of 19,982 people made the dangerous crossing from France in small boats between the start of 2025 and Monday. On that day, 879 people crossed - the third-highest number of arrivals on a single day so far this year, Home Office figures show.
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