(BBC) The number of people who have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year has now exceeded the total for the whole of 2021.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said 601 migrants made the crossing on Monday in 19 boats, bringing this year’s total so far to 28,592 people.
In 2021, the total was 28,526 people.
The latest crossings come as the High Court hears a challenge against the government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda.
The 2022 figure to date is almost double the number of people that had been detected by this point last year, which was just over 14,600.
