Illegal immigration to the UK may reach record high

interfax.ru (Russian)

The UK is on track for a record year of illegal immigration, with 21,000 migrants arriving by small boat since the start of 2025. Sky News reports that the Coast Guard is seeing a "significant number of incidents" in the English Channel. Just Thursday, ten attempts were made, carrying 573 people. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron recently agreed to increase efforts to stop illegal crossings. The UK accepts less than 1% of the world's refugees.


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