(BBC) More than 200 migrants have crossed the English Channel in 20 boats according to the Home Office — a record number for a single day.
There were also reports that about 30 people made the crossing on small boats, landing on beaches in Walmer, Dungeness and Deal.
The immigration minister Chris [Philp] said the number of boat crossings was “unacceptably high.”
The boats were intercepted between about 03:20 BST and about 15:30.
The 202 migrants on board, who presented themselves as being from Yemen, Iran, Sudan, Eritrea, Palestine, Iran, Kuwait, Egypt, Chad, Mali and Iraq, were brought to Dover and transferred to immigration officials.
