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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 ...
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]
On 25 April 2023, two migrant boats bound for Europe capsized off the coast of western Libya, claiming at least 57 lives. Until the 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster in June, it represented the deadliest migrant sea crossing in the last six years. [1] On 16 December 2023, 61 migrants drowned when a boat carrying 86 capsized. [2]
Immigration agencies detained a dozen people before they could reach land, including one who was airlifted to a hospital and 11 transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard. Three others were detained on ...
The image of migrants presumed to be entering the country illegally has added fuel to the U.S. immigration debate that is one of the animating issues in the Nov. 5 presidential election between ...
Up to 260,000 people could have their asylum claims rejected in first three years of small boats bill, Refugee Council says
A SASEMAR spokesperson stated that the crew reported no immediate signs of distress or issues on the boat. [6] Early on 21 June, Alarm Phone, a European NGO, reported that the vessel was taking on water, adding that three passengers were deceased. The organization proceeded to call for an immediate rescue of the migrants. [2]