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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Dozens more make small boat journey as 2025 total passes 40k

Dozens more migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats as the total number of people making the dangerous journey this year passes 40,100.

There were 74 arrivals in one boat recorded by the Home Office on Tuesday, December 16. It means that in 2025 so far 40,155 people have made the perilous crossing.

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