Why Migrant Crossings from France to the UK Keep Rising in 2025

Why Migrant Crossings from France to the UK Keep Rising in 2025

Migrant crossings between France and the UK across the English Channel have become the highest in history in the first half of 2025, leaving the European migration controls resurgent with new challenging questions. Between January and June, more than 20,000 individuals traveled in small vessels-up 48 percent compared to the same sixteen months in 2024. […]