A total of 186 suspected illegal immigrants have reached the United Kingdom by crossing the English Channel with small boats in what was the second busiest day for arrivals this year.
The month of May is on track to see the most crossings of 2021, with 636 migrants making the journey in the first 12 days alone.
The whole of March saw a record-breaking 831 crossings. April 28, the busiest day of the year, saw 209 cross the waters in nine boats.
On Sunday, Border Force intercepted 81 migrants on three inflatable dinghies while French authorities caught 70 in two boats. On Saturday, UK officials detained 49 migrants in three small boats.
All those taken by Border Force were brought into Dover harbour where they were handed over to immigration officers as nearly 200 migrants were intercepted by UK officials last week.
Last year, 8,410 migrants were detained making the crossing compared to 1,850 in 2019.
Alp Mehmet, chairman of Migration Watch UK, said earlier this week: “Until it’s made beyond doubt that such arrivals will not be granted asylum, numbers will go on increasing. That’s as clear as day.”
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