(BBC) More than 660 migrants crossed the English Channel on Sunday, bringing the total so far this year to more than double the total for 2020.
The Home Office said 669 people crossed in 22 boats on Sunday, with the French authorities preventing 197 migrants in six boats from making the crossing.
So far at least 17,063 people have crossed in small boats in 2021 compared to just over 8,460 last year.
The government says people-smugglers face a maximum sentence of life.
Some 160 boats with 4,638 people on board have successfully crossed the English Channel from France in September.
