How Many Border Crossings Happened In 2024 Uk. Record numbers of migrants cross channel in 2024. Boats carrying migrants across the english channel could be turned back from the uk, if personally approved by home secretary priti patel.
The number of migrants who have arrived in the uk after crossing the channel has reached a record high for the first three months of a calendar year. More than 25,000 people have crossed the english channel in small boats so far this year.