30/10/2025 – 10/12/2025

  • According to a report by InfoMigrants on 1 December 2025, French police are set to receive new powers to stop migrant boats in the Channel before they are boarded by passengers. On 28 November, France’s Maritime Prefecture (PREMAR) announced that it will soon start to conduct “control and intervention operations” in the Channel targeting these vessels.  
  • Four migrants from Iraq were found in a refrigerated lorry in Rouen, France, InfoMigrants reported on 25 November 2025. The driver had alerted the authorities after hearing noises from the back of the truck. The four men were transferred to the custody of the French border police.