(BBC) Home Office staff have been seen fitting face masks to suspected migrants at Dover.
Pictures showed Immigration Enforcement officers, themselves wearing masks and gloves, processing them at the port.
A total of 25 men and four women in three vessels arrived off the Kent coast between 04:30 and 12:00 BST.
The Home Office said it was “standard practice” for migrants who arrive on small boats to be given face masks, fitted by individuals themselves.
April has been the busiest month on record for small boat crossings, with more than 350 people reaching England.
