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Some 4,420 migrants who arrived by small boat were returned between January 2018 and September 2024, 3% of the total number of arrivals. In the year to September 2024, 2,376 arrivals were returned ...
The number of Albanians arriving by small boats fell to 29. [50] On 12 August, an overloaded boat sank resulting in the death of six people, all believed to be Afghan men in their 30s. [51] In the first eight months of the year, just over 20,000 migrants have arrived using small boats.
Some 4,420 migrants who arrived by small boat were returned between January 2018 and September 2024, 3% of the total number of arrivals. In the year to September 2024, 2,376 arrivals were returned ...
The Christmas period has also seen the total number of people arriving in the UK in small boats since 2018 pass 150,000. Since records began on January 1 2018, some 150,870 people have made the ...
In 2024, the number of people detected crossing the English Channel in small boats was up by a quarter, from 29,437 in 2023 to 36,816. However, this was lower than the record 45,755 seen in 2022.
On August 19, 206 migrants crossed in three boats, suggesting an average of nearly 69 people per boat. (PA Graphics) The latest figures take the provisional total for the year so far to 19,294.
In the past many migrants illegally boarded lorries which used the Channel Tunnel, but as port security has tightened more have tried to cross in small inflatable boats. [1] Reasons for crossing the Channel include family reunion, common language, and British migration and labour rules. [1]
Cuban boat people mainly refers to refugees who flee Cuba by boat and ship to the United States. [1] [2] There have been four distinct waves of immigration, both legal and illegal, from Cuba to the United States. These four waves include early boat arrivals, the marielitos, the balseros, and the post “Wet foot, dry foot” arrivals. These ...