France: Boat carrying migrants attempts Channel crossing to UK from Calais.

SHOTLIST: WISSANT, CALAIS, FRANCE (JUNE 19, 2026) 1. MIGRANTS SAILING ON INFLATABLE BOAT AS TWO WOMEN WITH LIFE VESTS STRUGGLE IN SEA 2. MIGRANTS IN SEA HOLDING ON TO RESCUE SLED AS RESCUE TEAMS HELP THEMWISSANT, CALAIS, FRANCE — JUNE 19, 2026: A large group of migrants attempted to cross the English Channel on an inflatable boat from the French coast near Wissant, close to Calais, toward the UK, on Friday, June 19. More than 200,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats to reach the UK since records began in 2018, according to official figures cited by Britain’s Home Office. Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to “stop the boats,” while Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed after taking office in 2024 to “smash” the criminal gangs facilitating the crossings. More than 72,000 migrants have arrived through the route since then, with most later applying for asylum in the UK.