MAPPED: The eight countries driving nearly three quarters of all illegal migrant crossings

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Eight countries are responsible for nearly three quarters of all illegal migrant crossings into Britain, bombshell new figures have revealed.Data on the nationality of migrants crossing the Channel is published every three months, with the latest figures covering the period to the end of March 2026.Eritrean has topped the list of nationalities for arrivals in a 12-month period for the first time.The east African nation is responsible for 17.9 per cent of the total crossings.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Afghan, Sudanese and Iranian are the three next most common nationalities, making up just over 11 per cent each.After that, the most common nationalities were Somali (9.5 per cent), Iraqi (4.1 per cent), Ethiopian (4.1 per cent) and Syrian (3.4 per cent).These eight nationalities make up a staggering 72.7 per cent of the total crossings in the last 12 months from March.Overall, 207,159 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since data began on January 1,...

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