Nearly 300 migrants were intercepted while trying to cross the Channel to reach the UK on Tuesday.
The Home Office has confirmed that Border Force officials dealt with seven events, while French authorities intercepted one small boat that was carrying 20 people.
In total, 281 reached the UK after being intercepted crossing the Channel by British authorities.
The figure comes as the number of migrant crossings over the English Channel this year has already surpassed the total for the entirety of 2020.
Last month it was reported that at least 8,452 people made the dangerous journey across the Channel on small boats, that figure has now been updated to more than 9,700.
Dan O’Mahoney, clandestine Channel threat commander for the Home Office, said the government is “continuing to take steps to tackle the unacceptable problem”.
The Home Office has called the crossings “dangerous” and said those without a legal right to remain in the UK would be returned home.
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