800 Cross Channel in Day of Migrant Chaos
19th September 2025
The UK faced another surge of migrants crossing the English Channel on Friday, with at least 800 people making the journey in small boats, according to GB News.
This comes after a frustrating week in which only two migrants were returned to France under the government’s repatriation efforts.
After nine days of windy weather had prevented crossings, conditions improved overnight, prompting people smugglers around Calais and Dunkirk to launch multiple small boats into the Channel.