One boat carrying 14 migrants arrived at Kingsdown on Saturday morning
At least two boats with a total of 26 migrants have arrived on the coast of Kent after crossing the English Channel.
One boat reporting 12 migrants was picked up by Border Force patrols at about 10.00 BST and brought ashore to Dover.
A second boat with 14 migrants arrived shortly thereafter at Kingsdown.
It is understood that there were also landings at Deal and Folkestone, although they have not been confirmed.
The Coastguard confirmed it was dealing with “a number” of incidents.
The Home Office has been contacted for comment.
The Coastguard confirmed it had to do with “a number” of incidents, including the one at Kingsdown
It was previously announced that the Home Office had sent a formal request to defense officials to ask for help in dealing with migrants trying to cross the English Channel.
The Home Office said it was possible the Royal Navy could be deployed to patrol the migrant traffic.
Dover and Deal MP Natalie Elphicke said: “We have entered into this record number of people who should cross all options on the table this year.”
On Friday, a record number of unmanifest migrant children arrived in the UK.
The 23 youths were taken into care by Kent County Council, on top of the 70 who arrived in July.
These figures do not include those traveling with their families, and the Home Office has refused to confirm the number of children arriving.
Since January 2019, at least 5,800 people have entered the UK on small boats, and about 155 have returned to Europe.
The Home Office blames current regulations – which determine where the claim of an asylum seeker center is heard – for the relatively low number of people returned to Europe.
On Friday, Home Secretary Priti Patel said the boats were needed to leave France.
On Thursday, a record number of 235 people on Thursday made the crossing in 17 ships.
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