According to france24.com:ccording to France24.com, the day FRANCE 24 filmed, on June 18 2026, the UK Home Office recorded that 392 migrants had reached the UK in small boats. So far this year, 11,054 have managed to do so. That's a drop compared to last year, as the British and French governments continue to work together to try to bring the number down further. In April this year, the UK agreed to provide 767 million euros to France over the next three years to reinforce policing along the coastline.
But our reporters found that migrants, when they arrive in northern France, have often already crossed several different borders and are determined to make the crossing, to what they believe will be a better life in the UK. Many are willing to try over and over again until they make the crossing.