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UK Vows Crackdown As Channel Crossings Surpass 5,000 In 2025

by Ruth Nwokwu
3 months ago
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The number of migrants crossing the English Channel has surpassed 5,000 in 2025, marking the earliest point this total has reached, according to the latest data from the United Kingdom Home Office.

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This is the first time the total has reached that number so early in the year.

The UK government has implemented measures to tackle the issue, including a March agreement signed with France to improve collaboration to combat people smuggling.

Also, the Border Security, Asylum, and Immigration Bill is currently before the Parliament, introducing new criminal offences and expanding the authority of police and enforcement agencies.

A spokesperson for the Home Office stated, “We all want to end dangerous small boat crossings, which threaten lives and undermine our border security.”

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The spokesperson further noted the government’s commitment to dismantling people-smuggling operations, adding, “We will stop at nothing to dismantle their business models and bring them to justice.”

The English Channel is the body of water that separates Southern England from Northern France and connects the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

It has been an essential route for trade and travel and is famous for the English Channel Tunnel, which allows vehicles and passengers are to travel between the UK and France by train beneath the sea.

As of March 22nd, the Home Office recorded 241 people crossed in four boats, bringing the total for the year to 5,512. This compares to 4,306 by the same date in 2024, 3,683 in 2023, and 3,836 in 2022.

According to BBC News, the most significant daily crossings in 2025 occurred on March 2nd, with 592 people arriving in 11 boats.

This marked the highest number of migrants crossing in a single day this year.

The data on arrivals included individuals who were detected on arrival in the UK and those who were detected in the Channel by UK authorities and subsequently brought to the UK.

A French coastguard confirmed that two migrants died while attempting to cross the Channel on Wednesday and Thursday.

Further details about the incidents have not been made public.


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