By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-08-27 10:01:04 | Updated at 2026-09-07 15:24:21
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GB News can reveal that hundreds of illegal immigrants are crossing from France today despite terrible weather conditions in the English Channel.
At least five migrant boats including - GB News believes - a mega-dinghy, are making the illegal crossing.
These are the first attempted crossings since 250 illegal immigrants arrived on the 17th of August.
There are heavy thunderstorms in the Channel at present and winds are increasing, making any attempted crossing extremely dangerous.
One small boat has already reached UK waters and the illegal migrants on board have been taken to the Border Force processing centre at Dover Harbour.
GB News can confirm that 87 illegal immigrants were counted as they disembarked from the Border Force vessel Ranger at the Western Jet Foil landing dock.
They have now been taken for brief medical and security checks at the nearby migrant processing facility before being transported to the main migrant centre at Manston in Kent.
GB News can confirm that more than 16,000 Channel migrants have crossed from France so far this year.
The figure is more than 40 per cent lower than for the same period last year which saw more than 41,000 cross by the end of 2025.
Today's decision by criminal people smuggling gangs to launch multiple boats in bad weather conditions appears to have taken French police patrols by surprise with most of the boats able to launch unhindered.
