
Belgium: the New Frontline in the English Channel Migrant Crisis
Flanders police have reported a significant shift in migration patterns, as traffickers bypass France to take the longer, more perilous route from Belgium to the UK.

Flanders police have reported a significant shift in migration patterns, as traffickers bypass France to take the longer, more perilous route from Belgium to the UK.

GBNews reports that migrants in France have

Several boats carrying over 400 people have set out from France, with some already reaching UK territory.

Crossings resume after bad weather; this year’s total reaches around 38,000.

Industrial action looms in one of the public services that has failed to tackle Britain’s ‘small boats’ illegal migrant crisis.

One dead as rescue teams are deployed in the English Channel.

Despite international deals and foggy conditions, over 320 migrants reached Kent on Thursday, pushing illegal arrivals 55% higher than this time last year.
Illegal Channel crossings are now 50% ahead of last year’s mid-June total.
Calm seas are back, meaning the quantity of known ‘small boat’ migrants reaching Britain in 2025 has passed the figure of 15,000—with no end in sight.
Move comes three years after Britain agreed to fund tougher French border efforts—yet migrant numbers hit record highs.