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Migrant crisis as French 'unable to stop boats along 300-mile stretch of coastline'
Express ^ | September 7, 2026 | Michael Knowles

Posted on 09/07/2026 7:19:53 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

French police will not be able to prevent smugglers launching migrant dinghies along a 300-mile stretch of coastline, a former Border Force head has warned.

Tony Smith said it was "inevitable" that trafficking gangs would spread out and launch dinghies on longer journeys.

Smugglers have expanded their routes and launch points to dodge the belated crackdown in Calais and Dunkirk.

And they are using more mega-dinghies, prompting fears of a dangerous new phase in the crisis.

The alarming scenes of 140 migrants being brought into Portsmouth – not Dover – will intensify calls for Britain to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) so that undocumented migrants can be detained and removed.

Mr Smith said: “As far as I can recall, we have never before seen migrant boats coming from this far afield.

“The smugglers won’t give up. This is international organised crime, and it pays well.

“Extra French patrols in Calais and Dunkirk may have reduced overall numbers – but displacement like this is inevitable.

“And it’s hard to see how French police can prevent it, given the length of coastline they would have to cover to do so.

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 09/07/2026 7:19:53 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Give me the resources of the French Govt, and I could stop them today.


2 posted on 09/07/2026 7:21:42 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: MinorityRepublican

Unable or unwilling ?

I’d put money on unwilling.


3 posted on 09/07/2026 7:22:02 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: PGR88
Give me the resources of the French Govt, and I could stop them today.

Which is something that they don't want.

They think that the UK is doing them a favor.

4 posted on 09/07/2026 7:23:15 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Calais and Dunkirk are northern coast. They need mother ships. Just capture and confiscate them.


5 posted on 09/07/2026 7:23:28 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: MinorityRepublican

Just like England, The French navy is mostly inept. Cant field enough vessels to protect its self.


6 posted on 09/07/2026 7:25:30 AM PDT by Retgearjammer
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To: MinorityRepublican

I don’t know what is more amazing

Just how long this embarrassing invasion can continue while politicians pretend they are doing everything they can to stop it while quietly enabling the invasion and providing lavish benefits for the invading horde once they hit the beach

Or the fact that Loser Brits keep electing the politicians that are destroying their country


7 posted on 09/07/2026 7:25:39 AM PDT by rdcbn1 (..when poets buy guns, tourist season is over................Walter R. Mead)
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To: PGR88

“unable to stop boats along 300-mile stretch of coastline’“

That’s a good one. The French are probably supplying the boats.


8 posted on 09/07/2026 7:25:39 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: MinorityRepublican

France is history. They have given away their beautiful culture for nothing by libs. The flag of islam will be flying over Notre Dame shortly.


9 posted on 09/07/2026 7:26:18 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: rdcbn1

Or the fact that Loser Brits keep electing the politicians that are destroying their country

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Their politicians ban knives. I don’t expect much from that country.


10 posted on 09/07/2026 7:26:53 AM PDT by TTFX
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To: MinorityRepublican

Pathetic


11 posted on 09/07/2026 7:27:13 AM PDT by Track9 (Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT! ABM = anything but muslim )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Camp of the Saints becomes reality


12 posted on 09/07/2026 7:30:42 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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“Migrant crisis as French ‘unable to stop boats along 300-mile stretch of coastline’”

They are SCREWING with the language. The correct word is “UNWILLING”. Normandie (during WW2), was a case of being “unable” to stop the boats along the French Coast.

In this case, one of France’s Coast Guard tug boats, with half a dozen well-armed soldiers, could end the attack in ONE DAY. France is more than capable of ending the attack...but they actually WANT the attack as it helps further their Great Replacement program.


13 posted on 09/07/2026 7:33:44 AM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

They don’t have a navy?


14 posted on 09/07/2026 7:34:07 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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They don’t have a military?

They don’t lack ability. They lack will.


15 posted on 09/07/2026 7:36:45 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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As for the French:

"The UK government gives the French billions every year, supposedly so that the treacherous Frogs will stop immigration at Calais. In reality, they are just paying for French gendarmes to hang around on the beach smoking Gauloises and helping migrants into their boats."

https://counter-currents.com/2026/09/the-union-jackal-september-2026/

So the Brits are taking things into their own hands to stop the invasion:

"After Giant Inflatable Boat Crosses the Channel, UK Citizens Blockade Portsmouth Harbor, Impede Passage of Buses Carrying Illegal Migrants Into the Country"

Danny Tommo, organizer of the movement: “We ain’t going f***ing NOWHERE! And all the lads around the country are on their way here. THIS IS NOW GROUND ZERO! This is where we say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/britain-rises-after-giant-inflatable-boat-crosses-channel/

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The patriots are fighting the police - who are protecting the invaders. How soon before the traitorous UK government unleashes the military on the patriots?

16 posted on 09/07/2026 7:36:59 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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“And it’s hard to see how French police can prevent it, given the length of coastline they would have to cover to do so.

 

Maybe they can blow their whistles extra hard.

 

Police Officer Blowing Whistle Running Baton Stock Vector (Royalty Free) 2317153911 | Shutterstock

17 posted on 09/07/2026 7:40:36 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (TDS: Trump Deification Syndrome)
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To: MinorityRepublican

They misspelled unwilling.


18 posted on 09/07/2026 7:42:27 AM PDT by brownsfan (We are already on the slippery slope.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

They’re not unable.

They’re unwilling.

L


19 posted on 09/07/2026 7:43:30 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Have they considered gun shots?


20 posted on 09/07/2026 7:45:03 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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