More than 1,200 migrants cross Channel in weekend of chaos as Border Force braces for hundreds more in coming days

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More than 1,200 migrants cross Channel in weekend of chaos as Border Force braces for hundreds more in coming days.

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More than 1,200 illegal immigrants have crossed the English Channel since Friday, GB News can exclusively reveal.Today alone, more than 500 have already made the crossing in multiple boats.Another migrant dinghy is still en route, and authorities in the UK and France are preparing for hundreds more to cross tomorrow.It is an astonishing surge in migrant crossings over such a short period, at a time of year when the number of illegal dinghy crossings would normally slow down significantly.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say A total of 91 illegals arrived on Friday.That was followed by 164 on Saturday and a further 418 on Sunday.Sunday's total included 146 migrants who arrived in UK waters near the Isle of Wight after setting off in a mega dinghy in western Normandy.Their arrival into Gosport in Hampshire sparked hundreds of angry protesters to attempt to block roads in and around the port last night.Today alone, 509 illegal migrants have crossed into UK waters.

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