Border Force intercepted87 people making the treacherous crossing in four separate incidents yesterdayBy William Cole For MailonlinePublished: 11:02 EST, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 11:57 EST, 28 February 2021AdvertisementOver 500 people have already crossed the English Channel this year, after dozens of migrants were intercepted and detained by Border Force on Saturday. The boats were picked up in the Channel by Border Force cutters and brought in to the Port of Dover in Kent. The latest arrivals take the number of migrants that have been detained by Border Force in 2021 to 531, almost double the 279 people intercepted in January and February last year. The latest arrivals takes the number of migrants have been detained by Border Force officers this month to 308 in 18 incidents surpassing January's figures of 223 in 15 incidents. It compares to just 87 migrants in at least six boats in January 2020 while in February 2020 there were 192 in 12 boats.

Source: The Nation February 28, 2021 17:02 UTC