Not only are the French not stopping migrants, they are even helping them, according to the British.

On Wednesday, criminal gangs took advantage of the warmest day of the year so far to send hundreds of people from France to Great Britain in rubber boats. At that time, around 650 migrants arrived on the British coast in 10 boats, which is a record for January, February, and March, writes the British newspaper Express.

Meanwhile, shocking images show French officials handing out life jackets to migrants along the Channel who successfully escaped from police on a notorious beach. The asylum seekers rushed into the water in Gravelines and then boarded a boat traveling along the coast. After boarding, a French motorboat pulled up alongside them and an officer began handing out inflatable safety devices. According to Express, this clearly shows that

Paris is operating a „life jacket service.”

Meanwhile, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has been warned that the war in the Middle East could fuel a new wave of small boats arriving from Iran. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: „Today’s flood of illegal immigrants shows that Shabana Mahmood cannot control our borders.

„This year is already worse than last year, with illegal immigrants crossing the Channel up 42% since the election. Meanwhile, French police are just standing by and doing nothing,”

– he said.

The Express reported that migrants were taken to small boats with young children, but most of those who pushed forward were young men, and when they reached the boats, they simply jumped on them.

Meanwhile, a French patrol boat was within reach but did not intervene.

📷These pictures show #migrants on a beach in Gravelines, France, before an attempt to board a small boat to cross the English Channel, dated March 3, 2026.

Since the beginning of the year, 2,209 people have crossed the #Channel in small boats, UK Home Office data shows. pic.twitter.com/IwRSUcY3FS

— InfoMigrants (@InfoMigrants) March 3, 2026