(BBC) Sixteen migrants in a small boat were intercepted by Border Force officials in the English Channel on Monday, the Home Office has confirmed.
French authorities managed to prevent “more than 200 people” from making the journey on the same day, it said.
Two migrants were found in UK waters on Sunday, while 39 people in three boats were stopped on Saturday.
Meanwhile, double the number of French police are now patrolling beaches in a new agreement with the UK.
Home Secretary Priti Patel and French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the measures on Friday in a joint effort to tackle migrant activity.
