(BBC) Just over 800 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Thursday, meaning 2,818 migrants have made the journey since Monday.
The Ministry of Defence said 804 people made the crossing in 16 small boats on Thursday.
So far this month 7,729 people crossed from France, bringing the total so far this year to 24,128, BBC figures show.
The government has described the rise in crossings as “unacceptable” and “an overt abuse of our immigration laws.”
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “Our new Nationality and Borders Act is breaking these evil criminals’ business model, through tougher sentences for those who facilitate illegal entry into the country, with 38 people already arrested and facing further action since it became law.”
