Migrant boat intercepted off Kent coast

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Three migrants were found on one boat

A boat carrying three migrants has been intercepted off the Kent coast.

The Home Office said Border Force sent a vessel into the Channel at Dover at about 11:00 BST.

Three men who presented themselves as Iraqi, Kuwaiti and Libyan nationals have been passed to immigration officials.

A spokesman for the Home Office said if appropriate, they would be returned to France.

At least 2,103 people have successfully crossed the Channel in 2020.

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