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Small boat crossings have dropped this year. Here are the key reasons why

The Independent UK News · 15 September 2026 at 09:46

Small boat crossings have dropped this year. Here are the key reasons why

The National Crime Agency (NCA), which deals with organised immigration crime, carried out its own analysis of small boat crossings

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Small boat crossings have dropped this year. Here are the key reasons why

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