(BBC) Eight boats carrying 186 migrants crossed the English Channel on Tuesday.
French authorities stopped a further 96 people from making the journey, the Home Office said.
More than 2,400 people have reached the UK by boat in 2021 — an increase of more than 1,000 compared to the same period last year.
The government aims to make the route “unviable” and is planning to make it more difficult for asylum seekers who arrive by boat to remain in the UK.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said: “Access to the UK’s asylum system should be based on need, not the ability to pay people smugglers.”
