Kent County Council has warned it has reached the limit for the number of unaccompanied child migrants it can look after - after the amount of people crossing the channel hit 1,000 for this month.
Some 179 people arrived in Dover yesterday as UK temperatures soared. This brings the June total so far to 998 in nine days - and more people have been pictured making the crossing today.
Cross channel migrants are bringing high levels of Covid with them when the arrive in the UK, a Border Force union official has warned.
Lucy Moreton, of the Immigration Services Union, said that staff were reporting between five and 10 arrivals every day were testing positive upon arrival.
But because the migrants are often crammed onto tiny boats to make the dash a cross from the Continent they were risking spreading the virus to many others.
It came as Home Secretary Priti Patel came under pressure to sort out the crisis at the UK s borders as the high season for Channel crossings gets underway.
Dozens of migrants arrived in Dover today as the UK enjoyed warmer weather
Immigration Services Union said 5-10 arrivals per day testing positive for Covid
They are often crammed onto small boats, raising risk of spreading infection
Home Office said 500 migrants arrived in the UK during the final week of May
2021 arrivals expected to far outstrip last year s 8,400 if current rates continue