15,000 Small Boats Immigrants Stopped From Crossing Channel This Year

The figures for 2023 were revealed by Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick and equate to less than half of the total number of those stopped last year.

French police pass a deflated dinghy on the beach in Wimereux near Calais, France, on Nov. 18, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA

French authorities have stopped 15,000 immigrants from crossing the English Channel this year, it’s been revealed.

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said the small boat crossings were prevented in France by joint collaboration with British counterparts.