A further 475 migrants have crossed the English Channel in 15 small boats on Thursday, following a record 482 arrivals on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Defence earlier confirmed an exercise on its firing range at Hythe had to be stopped on Wednesday when people landed on the beach there.
According to Home Office figures, there have now been at least 10,711 arrivals in more than 440 boats so far in 2021.
The department also said French authorities stopped 138 people on Thursday.
Dan O’Mahoney, clandestine Channel threat commander, said: “These dangerous small boat crossings, facilitated by criminal gangs, are putting lives at risk.
“These numbers are unacceptable, that’s why we are taking action on all fronts.
“Law enforcement agencies are dismantling the people-smuggling gangs. Joint work with the French has seen a doubling of police officers on French beaches.”
On Wednesday, 482 people reached the UK in 21 vessels in a new record for unlawful crossings, the previous highest totals of daily arrivals on small boats in recent years were 416 people on 2 September 2020, and 430 migrants on 19 July.
Earlier this week, Ms Patel met with members of the Greek government to discuss “shared challenges”, during the visit she went on patrol with the Hellenic coastguard to learn about their methods for preventing small boat crossings.
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