Gendarmerie patrol the beach at dawn on September 11, 2024 in Les Dunes d'Oye near Calais, France. There has been a recent lull in irregular migration via the English Channel as the weather has turned less favourable, and following a deadly capsizing incident last week in which 12 migrants died. More than 20,000 people have made the crossing by boat this year, according to UK Home Office figures. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
