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UK records second-highest number of migrants via English Channel

In 2025, 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK via the English Channel, the second-highest figure after the record year of 2022. This is reported by UK authorities.

UK records second-highest number of migrants via English Channel

According to data from the UK's Home Office, no small boats were recorded on December 31, suggesting that the total number of people who crossed the English Channel from France during the year reached 41,472. This is the second-highest number after the record of 45,774 set in 2022. London - AFP. According to UK government statistics published on Thursday, the country recorded the second-highest number of migrants arriving via the English Channel since data collection began in 2018.

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