Child migrants travelling to the UK - Louise Sayers

Child migrants travelling to the UK

BBC Newsround • 11th July 2025

What it's like for children trying to come to the UK in small boats

I travelled to Calais as part of a small team and produced this report for Newsround, which also featured on BBC Breakfast, 5Live, and the BBC News website.

BBC Newsround • 10th July 2025

UK Immigration: Why are children coming to the UK in small boats?

Every day, migrants try to cross the English Channel - the stretch of water between England and France - in small boats or dinghies.Among them are lots of children. There are different reasons migrants might try to come to the UK. Some are fleeing war or persecution in their home country. Others are coming hoping to make money. That is against the law.Whatever people's circumstances, entering the UK in a small boat is illegal and anyone arriving in this way is breaking the law.Criminal gangs org...