More than 10,000 illegal immigrants have been detected arriving in the UK on small boats this year—with 1,100 in the past three days.
The jump in arrivals is still 1,000 fewer than those recorded at the same time in 2022.
According to Home Office data charting the daily journeys, some 486 people made the dangerous journey across the English Channel on Friday, with a further 374 on Saturday.
A reported total of 2,862 immigrants arrived within eight days between June 10 and 18 following a quieter spell earlier this month.
The total of those crossing the Channel for 2023 stands at a provisional 10,472.
This includes 549 crossings on Sunday June 11, the highest number on a single day so far this year….