Nine migrants including three children were detained in Kent last night after crossing the English Channel in a dinghy, eleven were rescued at midnight off Calais and as many as eight were picked up by Border Force in a small boat off Dover this morning.
It brings the total number of people caught trying to come into the UK illegally over the Christmas period to seventy.
RNLI Lifeboats were scrambled at 12.45am today to reports that a small RIB (rigid-hulled inflatable boat) was in the water off the coast of Folkestone.
A coastguard helicopter illuminating the scene by searchlight helped RNLI volunteers from Littlestone find the boat, which by the time they arrived was ashore at Sandgate, just west of Folkestone.
Charlie Davies, operations manager of RNLI Liuttlestone, told MailOnline that his crew found the dinghy on the beach, adding: 'The persons on the rib had gone ashore, and were apprehended by Border Force and Kent Police'.
Initial reports had suggested that there were 11 people on board, but the Home Office confirmed they attended to nine - five adult males, one adult female, two male minors, and one female minor.
They are being processed in line with the Immigration Rules.
Additionally, eleven migrants were rescued by French authorities in a small boat which was spotted by passenger ships in French waters off of Calais around midnight.
French coastal authority Maritime Prefecture of the English Channel and North Sea said that the Patrolman of Gendarmerie (PCG) boat, the Athos, was sent to rescue the migrants.
She located their semi-rigid boat 15 nautical miles north west of Calais.
The Athos recovered eleven adults including five in a state of hypothermia at 1:45am and received further assistance once docked in Boulogne.
Then at 8.35am, Kent Police received calls that a number of people had been seen on the shore near Shakespeare Cliff in Dover.
A police spokesman said: 'The incident is being dealt with by Border Force, and HM Coastguard are also in attendance.'
The Home Office confirmed that a small boat was identified at Dover and Border Force were attending to the incident.
The Press Association reported up to eight migrants were spotted on the craft, which was spotted by passengers on the Spirit of Britain ferry.
MailOnline has approached the Home Office for comment.
The beach at Sandgate, where the migrants came ashore at around 2am this morning
Two days ago, on Christmas Day, 40 migrants were rescued in the Channel as they tried to reach the UK.
A further five people presented themselves at Dover police station on Christmas Day, saying they were Iranian and had arrived by boat, which police found later.
And three more would-be migrants were picked up from a small boat off the coast of Dover just after midnight on Boxing Day.
Now Charlie Elphicke, Conservative MP for Dover, has demanded that ministers 'get a grip' on Christmas crossings.
He said: 'With well over 100 migrants having broken into Britain in recent weeks the [Home Office and National Crime Agency] need urgently to explain what they are doing to put a stop to these crossings.
'This is an incredibly dangerous crossing to make in the middle of winter. Our volunteer lifeboat crews are being called out nearly every day.
'The British and French authorities must get a grip and find and stop the traffickers... before there is a tragedy.'
Yesterday the Home Office confirmed three people men were picked up from a small boat off the coast of Dover just after midnight.
They claimed to be Iranian and had been rescued by French authorities and then handed over to Border Force agents.
The trio were due to be interviewed by immigration officials yesterday, joining five groups of people including children taken into custody on Christmas Day.
On Christmas Day French authorities intercepted this rubber dinghy (pictured) off the coast of Calais carrying nine migrants after the engine on their boat failed in an bid to cross the Channel
A total of 40 migrants were taken into custody by British officials on Christmas Day
One boat carrying nine people suffered an engine failure shortly after leaving France. Fortunately the migrants were rescued by French authorities.
The Home Office confirmed that five groups of migrants, mostly Iraqi, Iranian and Afghani, arrived in the country on December 25.
One group of eight migrants, including a young girl arrived in Folkestone, Kent at around 2.40am.
Border Force officials spotted a dinghy off the coast of Deal, Kent shortly before 7am carrying 13 people including a child.
A Border Force cutter was sent to the Channel to intercept a dingy carrying seven men and a woman at around 5.50am.
The migrants were offered medical attention before being interviewed by immigration officials.
Officials said the children will be placed in the care of social services.
Sources told the Daily Telegraph it was believed trafficking gangs were hoping to capitalise on an expected drop in the number of border patrols taking place over the Christmas period.
In another incident in French waters, nine migrants were rescued and are now in the UK after the engine of the vessel they were travelling in failed.
They have been transferred to the Coastguard to be assessed.
Border Force officials were assisted by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency after being called to an incident in the Channel before 9.20am on December 25 involving two people in a small boat travelling towards the UK. All 40 people are now in the UK, the Home Office said.
Pictured: French authorities rescuing a boat containing nine migrants in the Channel on Christmas Day
Criminal gangs have been smuggling migrants across the Channel in dinghies such as this Zodiac, pictured earlier this month in Dover, Kent. Six people made it into the UK in this boat
A spokeswoman said: 'Border Force has intercepted a number of boats containing migrants attempting to cross the Channel overnight and this morning, and has deployed resources to deal with these incidents.
'The evidence shows there is organised criminal gang activity behind illegal migration attempts by small boats across the Channel.
'We are working closely with the French and law enforcement partners to target these gangs, who exploit vulnerable people and put lives at risk.'
The Christmas Day crossings follow a number of migrant rescues in recent months involving people trying to travel across the Channel to Britain. One group of migrants was found in a rowing boat about two miles from Dover.
In a statement, HM Coastguard said: '[We are] committed to safeguarding life around the seas and coastal areas of this country.
'We are only concerned with preservation of life, rescuing those in trouble and bringing them safely back to shore, where they will be handed over to the relevant partner emergency services or authorities.'
This map, produced by MailOnline in early December, showed the location more than 150 would-migrants had been picked up over the previous six weeks
It comes as more than 150 migrants have been plucked from the English Channel trying to reach Britain since the start of November.
Most of those held by police crossing the world's busiest shipping lane from France since November have claimed to be Iranian.
It emerged last month that people smugglers are charging migrants up to £13,000 each to cross the Channel by inflatable dinghy.
One family of would-be asylum seekers was charged £40,000 for the dangerous night-time sea crossing.
So-called 'agents' have already charged families to reach the French coast. Many fly from Iran to countries such as Serbia or Turkey, before being smuggled across borders to make overland journeys across Europe.
People traffickers then demand a further fee to get them to British soil. Individuals pay as much as £13,300 a head (15,000 euros) to board rubber dinghies for the freezing night journey.
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Main photo article Nine migrants including three children were detained in Kent last night after crossing the English Channel in a dinghy, eleven were rescued at midnight off Calais and as many as eight were picked up by Border Force in a small boat off Dover this morning.
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