(BBC) Thirteen boats carrying more than 150 migrants were intercepted while attempting to cross the Channel in a six-hour period.
The Home Office said there were 159 people on board the small boats which were intercepted on Tuesday.
Pictures show Border Force officers lifting children out of boats at the Port of Dover.
More than 3,000 migrants have reached the UK in about 230 small boats this year, according to BBC research.
A Home Office spokesman said: “Of the 159 people who arrived, 136 were male and 23 female.”
