Over 25,000 Illegal Immigrants Have Crossed English Channel to UK This Year

Over 25,000 Illegal Immigrants Have Crossed English Channel to UK This Year
A group of illegal immigrants are brought in to Dover, England, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institute, on Aug. 25, 2022. Gareth Fuller/PA Media
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More than 25,000 illegal immigrants have been detected crossing the English Channel in small boats to reach the UK since the beginning of 2022, UK government figures show.

According to the Ministry of Defence, 915 illegal immigrants were detected in 19 small boats on Aug. 27, taking the provisional total for the year to 25,146.