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Departures from northern France have become increasingly risky for migrants attempting to reach the UK by crossing the English Channel, as smugglers try to crowd more and more people onto small dinghies. | Photo: Reuters
Germany sought to return 74,622 asylum seekers to other EU states in 2023 | Photo: picture alliance/dpa
A boat from Senegal with 136 migrants aboard arrives after being rescued at sea at the port of La Restinga on the Canary Island of El Hierro, on November 28, 2024 | Photo: Antonio Sempere, AFP
The Atlantic route is considered the most dangerous with thousands of people dying each year | Photo: Europa Press/ABACA/picture alliance
FROM FILE: Firefighters help a migrant put on an emergency blanket after being rescued following a failed attempt to cross the English Channel on December 4, 2024 | Photo: Bernard Barron, AFP