Five hundred small boat migrants cross English Channel today after people smugglers launch operation across huge stretch of coastline
500 illegal migrants have crossed the English Channel so far today, GB News can confirm.
The migrants reached UK waters after people smugglers launched a wave of 11 migrant boats from a huge stretch of coastline.
GB News can confirm boats were pushed out from beaches in Belgium down to the French port of Dieppe, around 130 miles further south.
Up to four more migrant boats are still in French waters heading for the UK.
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If all boats make it, close to 800 illegal immigrants will have crossed the Channel through today.
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