English Channel migrant crossings (2018–present)
Part of the European migrant crisis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about English Channel migrant crossings (2018-present)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
An increasing number of refugees and migrants have been entering the United Kingdom illegally by crossing the English Channel in the last decades. The Strait of Dover section between Dover in England and Calais in France represents the shortest sea crossing, and is a long-established shipping route. The shortest distance across the strait, at approximately 20 miles (32 kilometres), is from the South Foreland, northeast of Dover in the English county of Kent, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French département of Pas-de-Calais.[1]
As of 22 April 2024, the Home Office has detected 120,610 migrants who have crossed the English Channel in small boats since 2018.[2][3][4]