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UK Channel Crossings Reach 41,472 in 2025, Second-Highest on Record

Fresh Home Office data underscore the limited impact of the UK–France returns scheme, intensifying pressure from Reform UK.

Channel Crossings Surge to Record December Day, Pushing 2025 Total to 41,455

Channel Small-Boat Crossings Resume After 28-Day Pause

France Authorizes At-Sea Interventions To Stop Channel ‘Taxi Boats’ Before Migrants Board

Channel Crossings Rebound After Two-Week Lull, More Than 1,500 Since Thursday

UK Returns 26 Under France Deal as Channel Crossings Top 35,000 This Year

UK–France ‘One In, One Out’ Pilot Reaches Seven Removals as First Family Arrives

Channel Crossings Top 1,000 in a Day as UK–France ‘One In, One Out’ Pilot Returns Just Three

Third Day of Empty UK–France Deportation Flights as Court Blocks First Removal

Channel Small-Boat Arrivals Since 2018 Now Exceed Size of UK Armed Forces

UK Halts Refugee Family Reunion Route in Asylum System Overhaul

Small-Boat Crossings Top 50,000 Under Starmer as One-In, One-Out Returns Pilot Begins

Small-Boat Crossings Exceed 50,000 Since Starmer Took Office

Small Boat Crossings Surpass 25,000 Mark in Fastest-Ever Channel Surge

UK and France Launch One-In, One-Out Channel Returns Pilot

English Channel Migrant Arrivals Surge to 1,194 in Single Day, Straining UK Services