More Than 1,000 Illegal Immigrants Cross English Channel in 2 Days

More Than 1,000 Illegal Immigrants Cross English Channel in 2 Days
A group of people thought to be illegal immigrants are brought in onboard a Border Force vessel to Dover, Kent, on July 7, 2023. Gareth Fuller/PA Media
Alexander Zhang
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More than 1,000 illegal immigrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in two days, taking the provisional total for the year so far to over 12,500.

A total of 384 people were detected on Saturday and 686 on Friday—the new highest daily total this year, according to Home Office figures.