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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ian Jones

UNCOVERED: Channel crossings by migrants down 41 in first half of 2026 ezpgxzfa - Caught on Camera

New Home Office figures reveal a sharp fall in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel into the UK during the first half of the year.

Some 11,884 people arrived between January and June, marking a 41 per cent decrease from the 19,982 recorded in the same period last year.

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