In a record-breaking event, more than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel in a single day in December, according to the Home Office. This surge comes amidst a backlog due to recent bad weather, pushing the year's total to 41,455, surpassing previous annual figures. Border Force and RNLI vessels safely landed the 803 migrants at Dover, bringing a significant influx to the British coastline.

 

This event reflects the highest December daily crossings in recent years and remains part of an upward trend, although it has yet to reach the 2022 peak of 45,755 arrivals. The government highlights its actions against illegal crossings, having removed nearly 50,000 individuals and securing a deal with France to return migrants arriving by small boats. French authorities also rescued 151 people during this period, demonstrating joint efforts to manage the situation.

 

Charities note an unusually high number of people in Calais wanting to cross to the UK after a weather-induced halt to crossings. Calm seas on Saturday allowed smugglers to take advantage, loading many onto overcrowded dinghies. The English Channel, known for its treacherous conditions, remains a perilous route, leading many migrants to seek asylum once intercepted.

 

The UK Government is concentrating on addressing migration issues through international partnerships. Germany's recent law change targets people smugglers with up to 10 years in prison, emphasising stronger legal measures and international cooperation. The legislation is part of ongoing efforts between the UK and Germany to combat illegal migration and organised crime, including social media interventions, reported the BBC.

 

 

 

Key Takeaways

• Over 800 migrants crossed the English Channel on a single December day, setting a new record.
• The 2025 annual total has reached 41,455, rising from the 2024 figure of 36,816.
• UK and Germany are enhancing legal frameworks to tackle people smuggling.

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  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC 2025-12-22

 

 

 

15 hours ago, webfact said:

This surge comes amidst a backlog due to recent bad weather, pushing the year's total to 41,455, surpassing previous annual figures.

 

They're going to have to try harder.  Biden did that in a typical week.

 

Off topic deflection posts and replies about illegal immigrants entering Thailand have been removed. 

More parasitic scum landing on our shores.

What a disgrace our leaders are. 

 

1 hour ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

Thailand has not bombed many countries either (till recently), nor built a massive colonial empire and looted those countries for hundred of years, then used their populations to help them in two world wars. Then bought those populations people over to help rebuild the country after the war. 

 

Shrugs

 

   What does that have to do with illegal immigrants going to the UK ?

13 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

These thousand people have no effect on your life. 

 

    It does . 

My friend was going to get married in  local hotel/resort , but the whole place was full of Asylum seekers , paid for by UK tax payers .

   Hotel has been full of Asylum seekers for about 5 years now

16 hours ago, webfact said:

The English Channel, known for its treacherous conditions, remains a perilous route, leading many migrants to seek asylum once intercepted.

 

AI slop. Illegal migrants seek asylum because they know the UK is a soft touch; it has nothing to do with how challenging it may or may not be to cross the Channel.

Would it be possible for ME-TOO?

 

Sounds easy.

So, how should I proceed?

 

Can I just rent an outboard and do it the easy way?

 

Or, maybe it would be less conspicuous if I just greased myself up with VASELINE ointment, and swam across starting from Cap Gris Nez...

I have never swum 33K, all in one go, but I bet I could do it if I just took it easy, one stroke at a time.

 

What would they give me when I got there?

Room and Board, hot meals, and a hotel room?

 

Could I then apply for citizenship?

 

I would not be a drain on the economy.

I actually do have some skills, and my spoken and written English is impeccable.

 

 

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    It does . 

My friend was going to get married in  local hotel/resort , but the whole place was full of Asylum seekers , paid for by UK tax payers .

   Hotel has been full of Asylum seekers for about 5 years now

 

 

Awwww bless ..... come on tell me the city your friend wanted a hotel in. I'm sure i'll find a hotel for him. 

 

You know full well this is nonsense don't you ?

brits must be friendly to provide for so many strangers

1 hour ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

 

Awwww bless ..... come on tell me the city your friend wanted a hotel in. I'm sure i'll find a hotel for him. 

 

You know full well this is nonsense don't you ?

 

    Do you want me to post  link to the hotel /resort ?

There are other cheap hotels available, but not adequate for a marriage event 

Go ahead, call my bluff 

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    Do you want me to post  link to the hotel /resort ?

There are other cheap hotels available, but not adequate for a marriage event 

Go ahead, call my bluff 

 

 

I don't deny there may well be an asylum hotel. But you claimed you had an issue with it as your friend could not find a hotel in the area.

 

So can you clarify the point - what city was it. I'll point you to numerous hotels he could have stayed at.

 

But you won't will you? It's just nonsense justifying your racist rhetoric. 

Uk debt is almost 3 trillion pounds. If there is one overvalued currency it's UK pound.

4 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

 

I don't deny there may well be an asylum hotel. But you claimed you had an issue with it as your friend could not find a hotel in the area.

 

So can you clarify the point - what city was it. I'll point you to numerous hotels he could have stayed at.

 

But you won't will you? It's just nonsense justifying your racist rhetoric. 

 

    He wanted THAT particular hotel though .

And stop making thing up, I didn't say that he couldn't find another hotel , I said that the hotel he wanted was full of asylum seekers .

    He didn't just want to stay at the hotel, he wanted the marriage reception to be held there 

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

...

I actually do have some skills, and my spoken and written English is impeccable.

 

 

I thought you speak and write American?

So whatever the UK Government is doing to control and stop these illegals coming across the Channel, to the UK,  is not working, one could safely assume??😅

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    He wanted THAT particular hotel though .

 

 

Of course he did 🤪

5 minutes ago, DonniePeverley said:

Of course he did 🤪

 

  Stop being immature .

 

5 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

So whatever the UK Government is doing to control and stop these illegals coming across the Channel, to the UK,  is not working, one could safely assume??😅

 

Eu contraire, mon ami. 

 

It's working exactly as intended.

6 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

But you won't will you? It's just nonsense justifying your racist rhetoric. 

 

   What was racist about it ?

No ones race was even mentioned 

800 more muslims trying to invade the west and spread terror and mooch off the welfare system.

9 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

So whatever the UK Government is doing to control and stop these illegals coming across the Channel, to the UK,  is not working, one could safely assume??😅

 

It's all part of their globalist agenda.

 

They just can't admit to that, so Two Tier Keir still bangs on about "stopping the boats" while watching them flood in with a huge grin on his face.

 

 

 

 

 

6 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

. But you claimed you had an issue with it as your friend could not find a hotel in the area.

 

   No I didn't  claim that 

2 Tier Kier promised to smash the gangs, the only thing he is smashing is record arrivals of illegal immigrants. 

The UK is sprinting towards becoming an Islamic nation following the strict mandates of Sharia law. The UK has been in decline since the end of WWII and Keir is dilligently accelerating the process. War with Russia will complete the transformation by the end of the decade.

RNLI The most effective free taxi service in the World.

14 minutes ago, wasabi said:

War with Russia will complete the transformation by the end of the decade.

 

It won't be much of a war when every indigenous Brit refuses to fight for a government that clearly despises them.

 

I'm sure all the cultural enrichers will take up the slack though...

Surely this figure of 800+ is only what they know about... and not the real number!

All NWO government devil puppets at the con-trolls of this fiasco.

 

Pity the 9-5 working British people who have to eat these sh!t sandwiches on the regular.

2 hours ago, simon43 said:

I thought you speak and write American?

 

I am bilingual.

When in the UK, I do as they.