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Channel Migrant Boat Capsizes: Multiple Hospitalisations

TEC News May 24, 2026

A small boat attempting to cross the English Channel ran into difficulties off the French coast near Boulogne—piling more pressure on coastal and national authorities.

‘Threatening’ Groups Disrupt Belgian Efforts to Combat Migrant Channel Routes

TEC News May 21, 2026

Officers report increasing aggression during operations on Belgium’s coast, confronting alleged “violent ex-soldiers” from Iraq and Afghanistan supporting human traffickers.

English Channel Migrant Tally Hits 200,000 Milestone

TEC News May 8, 2026

A migrant dinghy carrying 70 people docked in Dover, quietly pushing the total number of Channel crossings into record-shattering territory.

UK Nears 200,000 Total Small Boat Arrivals Since 2018

TEC News May 6, 2026

Reaching a grim statistical milestone reflects the ongoing failure to control England’s south-eastern coastal border.

Record Sums of UK Public Funds Paid Out in Migrant Legal Aid

TEC News April 21, 2026

Suspected illegal immigrants are using the European Convention on Human Rights to access taxpayer monies and fight deportation cases not considered “exceptional,” securing thousands of pounds worth of state support.

UK: Channel Crossings Surge as Smuggling Routes Shift to Belgium

TEC News April 19, 2026

Authorities estimate that to date around 25 dinghies have now set off from Belgian beaches this year.

Four Migrants Die Off Northern French Coast in Attempted Channel Crossing

TEC News / AFP April 9, 2026

French authorities confirmed that four died during a failed Channel crossing attempt—another was treated for hypothermia.

Reported Spike in Small Boat Migrant Numbers as UK-France Border Deal Expires

TEC News March 30, 2026

Over 4,000 individuals have made a law-breaking undocumented Channel crossing since the start of 2026.

Belgium: the New Frontline in the English Channel Migrant Crisis

Eszter Balogi March 4, 2026

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.

Migrants wade into the sea to try to board smugglers’ boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines in northern France on September 27, 2025.

UK Government Urged to Stop Paying France for Failed Border Patrols

Michael Curzon February 25, 2026

The patrols cost the British taxpayer hundreds of millions of pounds, yet tens of thousands of migrants crossed the Channel last year alone.

Tag: small boat crossings

Channel Migrant Boat Capsizes: Multiple Hospitalisations

‘Threatening’ Groups Disrupt Belgian Efforts to Combat Migrant Channel Routes

English Channel Migrant Tally Hits 200,000 Milestone

UK Nears 200,000 Total Small Boat Arrivals Since 2018

Record Sums of UK Public Funds Paid Out in Migrant Legal Aid

UK: Channel Crossings Surge as Smuggling Routes Shift to Belgium

Four Migrants Die Off Northern French Coast in Attempted Channel Crossing

Reported Spike in Small Boat Migrant Numbers as UK-France Border Deal Expires

Belgium: the New Frontline in the English Channel Migrant Crisis

UK Government Urged to Stop Paying France for Failed Border Patrols

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