Protesters gather in Gosport as migrants rescued from Channel boat
World · 5 October 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
About 150 people protested at a marina in Gosport, Hampshire on the night of 7 September 2026. They had gathered after Border Force brought 149 migrants ashore from a small boat. The migrants had been at sea for 36 hours before they were rescued.
Protesters blocked roads and stood in front of police vans, chanting slogans against the arrivals. Police set up a cordon on Haslar Road and used the Public Order Act to impose conditions, including a ban on face coverings. Six people were arrested after some protesters became hostile toward officers. A window on a Home Office van was also smashed.
The previous day, similar protests had taken place at Dover port. Ambulances and coaches were sent to the Gosport site to help with the arriving migrants.