"Record numbers of migrants continue to make the trip across the Channel in small boats, with nearly 6,000 reaching the UK in the first six months of 2021.
Men, women and children still risk the dangers involved in crossing the 21-mile Dover Strait in rubber dinghies, despite Priti Patel's vows to make the route 'unviable'.
The total figure for 2020 could be eclipsed within two months if the number of crossings seen in July and August last year are repeated.
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The Home Office says the crossings are 'completely unacceptable' and said it has 'redoubled' efforts with French authorities as summer arrives.
It comes amid reports Ms Patel is considering introducing controversial legislation to enable the Government to send asylum seekers abroad for processing."
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