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More than 900 migrants crossed Channel in January
BBC News ^ | February 2, 2026 | Hsin-Yi Lo

Posted on 02/02/2026 2:52:08 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

A total of 933 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats in January, the latest Home Office figures have revealed.

It was the lowest number for the first month of the year since 2021, with the stormy weather conditions likely contributing to the fall in arrivals.

The figure is 15% down on the 1,098 arrivals recorded in January 2025, and 30% below the figure for January 2024, when there were 1,335 arrivals. A total of 224 migrants made the journey in 2021.

A Home Office spokesperson said the government had stopped 40,000 crossing attempts since it came into office through "joint work with the French government".

They added they have "detained and removed almost 50,000 people who were here illegally".

"Our pilot deal with the French means those who arrive on small boats are now being sent back," they said.

In 2025, a total of 41,472 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats, which was almost 5,000 more than the previous year.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: campofthesaints; wholesomeremigration

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1 posted on 02/02/2026 2:52:08 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Only 30 a day? Sheesh, that’s nothing.


2 posted on 02/02/2026 2:55:30 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: MinorityRepublican

Invaders not migrants


3 posted on 02/02/2026 2:55:38 PM PST by xp38
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99% MooseLimbs. Setting out to destroy Western society,


4 posted on 02/02/2026 2:59:41 PM PST by Veto! ((Trump is Superman})
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To: MinorityRepublican
933? Yeah, sure. It’s in the government’s interest to undercount these invaders. So I wonder what the real number is.

And now a word from George Carlin.


5 posted on 02/02/2026 3:01:43 PM PST by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: Veto!
99% MooseLimbs. Setting out to destroy Western society,

Affirmative sir. 👍

6 posted on 02/02/2026 3:16:04 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. 🎤 Father of USAF ISR pilot. ✈️ Aviation is in our DNA)
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To: MinorityRepublican

How hard is it to put a hole in these transport vehicles?


7 posted on 02/02/2026 3:30:39 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Let me guess.

Almost all were men between the ages of 18-45....


8 posted on 02/02/2026 3:35:01 PM PST by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: MinorityRepublican

AND this is a BAD THING?


9 posted on 02/02/2026 3:39:56 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months. Is that a big deal?)
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To: xp38; ProtectOurFreedom; Veto!; Libloather; Mark17; airborne; Mark

Amélie : Retrouve ta Maison – French Version of the Amelia Meme (Wholesome Remigration)
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=X_4yn-8CBbk


10 posted on 02/02/2026 4:22:32 PM PST by an amused spectator (principled conservatism is Lefty subterfuge)
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11 posted on 02/02/2026 4:27:50 PM PST by an amused spectator (principled conservatism is Lefty subterfuge)
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Wow, I know only a few words of French, but that French Amelie brings tears to my eyes. That is SO well done.


12 posted on 02/02/2026 4:44:57 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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I figured “Retrouve ta Maison” must mean “Return home” or, more curtly, “Go home.” But Google Translate says it is “Find your home”.

Too bad it wasn’t titled “Va-t’en, dégage, sors d’ici, pars”


13 posted on 02/02/2026 4:47:02 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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So very many brave Brits suffered, fought, and sacrificed during WWII. I met a goodly number of these wonderful folks when I lived (was stationed) in England in the late 60s. Good and great folks, few if any are with us today.

What an ungrateful slap to them and their memory.

If nothing else, it's a lesson for us Yanks about the potential fatal cancer from within if we don't stop it at our borders and remove the worst of the worst from our declining cities and states.

Every American Citizen should support Secretary Noem and her mission.

14 posted on 02/02/2026 4:49:31 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Yeah, it’s a really good video.


15 posted on 02/02/2026 5:23:42 PM PST by an amused spectator (principled conservatism is Lefty subterfuge)
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To: Seaplaner
"...the potential fatal cancer from within"

Here's the face of that very cancer: Boston Mayor Wu Claims ‘Every Single Human’ on Earth Has ‘Legal Right’ to Come to the U.S.


16 posted on 02/02/2026 6:38:02 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: xp38

Exactly.


17 posted on 02/02/2026 7:09:50 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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