More than 27,000 migrants crossed the English Channel this year after 900 others completed it last Thursday and Friday.
The Home Office reported that 29 boats carrying 917 people were intercepted by Border Force and rescued from the frozen waters.
French authorities stopped 560 other migrants also from travelling.
More than 27,000 migrants crossed the English Channel this year.
According to the Home Office, 29 vessels carrying 917 persons were rescued by Border Force from freezing waters.
These migrants have been flooding the border with dangerous weather for nearly two weeks after it became almost impossible to cross treacherous shipping lanes.
The sea route was a preferred way for smugglers to travel in winter. However, the increased use of inflatable dinghies allows traffickers to keep sending migrants along the 21-mile stretch.
Smugglers have been forced to abandon land routes due to the pandemic, as well as increased security at freight terminals.
About 30 people were photographed walking up the enormous shingle beach, being escorted along by police. They then left to be processed on Friday
Two small children were in the group – one was a toddler. Immigration officers were on standby waiting to receive them
8420 migrants arrived in France by small boat from water, and that was the 2020 figure.
Priti Patel, Home Secretary to Boris Johnson, has been criticized for not being able to manage the crisis.
Home Office’s Clandestine Channel Threat Commander Dan O’Mahoney criticised French authorities’ reluctance to co-operate with Border Force despite the UK handing France £54 million this year to stem the flow of migrants.