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At least 1,200 migrants have crossed the Channel in just three days as the government looks to Denmark for a shake-up of immigration rules.
The latest Home Office figures show 621 people arrived in nine boats on Thursday – 648 arrived on Friday.
More boats have already arrived on Saturday – although official figures have not yet been release – and the total for this year so far is 38,223. New Feature
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This year’s total is already higher than for the entire of 2024 and looks likely to go well beyond 40,000 before the end of 2025.
It comes as the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood dispatched officials to Denmark last month to study its border control and asylum policies, which are seen as some of the toughest in Europe.
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