UK channel crossings surge by 25% in 2024 DW 01/02/2025Migrant crossings in the English Channel rose by 25% in 2024, marking the deadliest year with at least 76 deaths.
Poland: Soldier dies after knife attack on Belarus border DW 06/06/2024Polish Prime Minister blames Russia and Belarus for attempted migrant crossings, pledging to strengthen border security.
Labour claims to have broken the link between migrant crossings and good weatherLabour claims successful reduction in migrant crossings despite better weather conditions since taking power.
Poland: Soldier dies after knife attack on Belarus border DW 06/06/2024Polish Prime Minister blames Russia and Belarus for attempted migrant crossings, pledging to strengthen border security.
Labour claims to have broken the link between migrant crossings and good weatherLabour claims successful reduction in migrant crossings despite better weather conditions since taking power.
Small boat crossings would be thousands higher' under the Tories, Yvette Cooper saysThe UK government is working to reduce asylum backlogs and small boat crossings, but numbers are still significantly high compared to previous years.
Biden exploring if he has the "power" to shut down the border unilaterallyBiden exploring executive action to potentially shut down southern border without Congress authorization.Bipartisan border control legislation failed, prompting Biden to consider alternative measures to address the border crisis.
Revealed: UK-funded French forces putting migrants' lives at risk with small-boat tacticsFrench police endangering migrants by using aggressive tactics in ChannelUK government funding to France for interception tactics
At the border, migrants wait and see' as encounters with Border Patrol dip 40%New asylum restrictions led to a 40% decrease in encounters at the border, DHS reports.