French units funded under a new UK-France deal prevented 185 small boat crossing events between 27 April and 2 August 2026, according to French authorities cited in a Home Office statement published on 21 August 2026. The department said this represented 61% of all small boat events in that window, an event-prevention rate nearly 5% higher than the same period in 2025. French reporting also indicated four weeks in the three months after the deal in which every potential crossing event was intercepted.

The statement said action prevented over 4,300 crossing attempts. It described beach interceptions, equipment seizures and arrests, and said 12 taxi boats had been intercepted at sea since new maritime tactics were first deployed on 3 March.

Under a trial launched 1 May to remove migrants from French beaches, French statistics showed 119 migrants detained, of whom 76 remained in detention, 32 were released and 40 were deported from France. The Home Office also said two additional police units were active on French beaches.