A record-breaking month for channel crossings: More than 400 migrants arrived in the UK today, breaking the August immigration record by 6 869, putting the annual total to more than 23,000

Dozens of migrants were escorted this morning into Dover Docks, Kent, by Border Force agents.

As the boat drew near the harbor, they looked happy to be on solid ground, and one guy waved joyfully at bystanders.

At least 80 other migrants were carried into the harbor by the Border Force cutter Hurricane around 30 minutes after the Border Force vessel Ranger brought in more asylum seekers.

Some of the little toddlers and newborns who were among the most recent arrivals were upset after enduring chilly, windy weather at sea.

While being held by a female Border Force officer wearing a high-vis vest and blue gloves, one youngster sobbed.

ALBANIANS MAKE UP MOST IMMIGRANTS CROSSING THE CHANNEL

According to accounts from Border Force personnel, the bulk of a record-breaking number of migrants that entered the UK came from Albania.

The ISU union, which represents employees in the law enforcement division of the Home Office, said that in recent months, more residents of the nation in south-eastern Europe had crossed the English Channel.

According to government authorities, while numbers vary, around 60% of migrants who enter into Greece daily at this time are Albanian.

Out of the record number of over 1,300 migrants hauled ashore on Monday, more than 700 were Albanian, according to the Daily Mail.

According to the publication, it’s possible that local crime lords are transporting migrants to the UK on migrant boats so they may join organized gangs.

ISU members have seen and reported this surge (in Albanian immigrants) over the last several months, according to Lucy Moreton of the ISU union.

The bulk of persons entering, according to reports from the employees engaged on Monday, were Albanian.

Other nations were present, although not numerous.

The specific distribution of immigrants’ nations who use this route does sometimes change, and it often reflects the nationalities of individuals who want to help with traffic.

Members state that the working theory is that the recent rises in Albanians are intended to replace those who have been deported, imprisoned, or arrested as a consequence of heightened police operations in the area of organized crime.

“This is merely a theory, but it makes sense,”

While some migrants seemed pleased to be in Britain, others made victory, peace, and love signals to bystanders as they neared the dock.

As they got off the boat, two guys smiled and signaled “OK” with their thumbs and index fingers while toting their stuff in black bin liners.

As they waited to be removed off the ship, another youngster could be seen laughing and playing cheerfully with his father.

Before the migrants were loaded into a bus to be transported for processing by UK authorities, Border Force personnel assisted the refugees in taking off their life jackets.

This follows the risky trek that 532 individuals undertook on 11 boats on Wednesday (August 24).

23,286 persons have crossed the Channel so far this year, according to official statistics made available by the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

Government statistics show that in 2021, 28,526 persons traveled across the English Channel in small boats, compared to 8,410 people who came in 2020.

The Dover MP Natalie Elphicke said that France has a moral and international duty to defend the weak, save lives, root out people traffickers, and combat organized crime. They shouldn’t need payment to do their duties.

The fact that we give them tens of millions of pounds and get so little in return is even more absurd. This is a shameful misuse of hard-earned tax dollars.

“The future Prime Minister’s first priority must be to resolve the small boats dilemma.”

According to French police, migrants are allegedly overwhelming French patrol personnel when they arrive on beaches in “a flash-mob fashion,” sometimes numbering in the hundreds, and sometimes start acting violently.

Despite over 800 daily patrols taking place along a 100-mile stretch of shoreline in northern France, a sizable number of boats depart from the French coast every week.

390 migrants trying to cross were stopped, according to the French local administration for Calais, on the day more than 1,200 made it to the UK.

Smugglers are attempting to get rid of their backlog after inclement weather made it impossible for boats to go for many days, which has contributed to the increase of crossings.

Later in the year, when the going is harsher, it is also harder to make the crossing.

Since many of the French officials tasked with stopping boats bound for the UK are also on vacation, it will be considerably simpler for the boats to elude notice.

The Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed agreements worth more than £80 million with France over the last three years in an effort to fight the expanding issue.

Through increased patrols and the provision of monitoring tools throughout the French coastline, the accords aimed to reduce the number of crossings.

The Hauts-de-France prefecture, which is in charge of the patrol police, stated in a statement sent to The Times that the British still owed €10 million ($8.4 million), or £8.4 million.

The communication office for the area stated: “The issues are made worse by the British not paying back the expenses made to help defend the border as well as the security of the migrants.

“As of today, GB owes France many million euros, including about €10 million to cover the cost of the reserve gendarmes and the helicopter surveillance.”

More than 60% of attempted crossings were reportedly halted this year, but in certain locations under “high strain,” their capacity to identify and prevent crossing has been exhausted.

The Home Office will honor “every every cent” it has promised to pay the French, a source there told The Times.