Last week, at least 650 migrants made the illegal crossing across the English Channel from France.
The migrants were met by officials on Saturday morning after arriving in Dungeness, Kent.
On Friday, Border Force was captured appearing to intercept a small boat carrying a group of people off the coast of Dover, Kent.
The crossings came as Home Secretary Priti Patel was seen meeting Border Force officers in the Kent port town on Thursday.
Figures show at least 655 migrants had made the unlawful crossing from Monday-Saturday last week.
A new record was set for the year so far when 1,959 people made the crossing in the week to September 10, this is said to mark the highest total for any seven-day period in 2021.
The total for 2021 so far is already more than 6,500 higher than the number of people who made the crossing in 2020.
Dan O’Mahoney, Clandestine Channel Threat Commander, said earlier this week: “This unacceptable rise in dangerous crossings is being driven by criminal gangs and a surge in illegal migration across Europe.
“We’re determined to target the criminals at every level, so far, we have secured nearly 300 arrests, 65 convictions and prevented more than 10,000 migrant attempts.”
“But there is more to do. The government’s New Plan for Immigration is the only credible way to fix the broken asylum system, breaking the business model of criminal gangs and welcoming people through safe and legal routes.”
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