In a somber turn of events, the day five individuals perished while attempting to cross the Channel saw the arrival of over 400 migrants in the United Kingdom. These crossings occurred simultaneously with the tragic incident off the coast of northern France, just hours after Parliament approved legislation intended to implement the government’s plan to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda. The crossings resumed despite an eight-day pause in Channel activity, with an average of approximately 57 individuals per boat. Among those brought ashore in Dover, Kent, were young children and infants, while witnesses described the transfer of someone on a stretcher from a lifeboat to an ambulance. While campaigners criticized the Rwanda plan, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasized the incident’s relevance to the government’s deterrent strategy. The latest crossings raise the provisional yearly total to 6,667, a slight decrease compared to 2022 but still exceeding the figures from the same period last year.