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EDPS says regulations on migrant smuggling, human trafficking have privacy risks

The regulations proposed to prevent human trafficking and migrant smuggling could have privacy implications.

Wojciech Wiewirowski is concerned about the lack of an impact assessment and the sensitive biometric data that would be involved. [ more ]

www.independent.co.uk

A Russian lorry driver has been jailed for smuggling migrants, including a 5-year-old child, from Britain to France.

The driver pleaded guilty to facilitating illegal entry to an EU state and was sentenced to four years and four months in prison.

The sentencing serves as a warning to those involved in facilitating illegal migration that they will be caught and face punishment. [ more ]

Miami Herald

Two men in federal custody after they were caught dropping off migrants on a beach in Surfside.

Police are still searching for the migrants and the case remains under investigation. [ more ]

The Sacramento Bee

Two captains sentenced to prison for smuggling migrants in a boat that capsized off the California coast, killing three people.

Maritime smuggling operations off California's coast continue to pose a threat, with numerous lives lost. [ more ]

www.independent.co.uk

German police arrested two men accused of smuggling more than 200 migrants into the European Union.

The suspects allegedly transported migrants in extreme heat and unsuitable vehicles without providing rest or food.

Germany has been under pressure to curb migration and speed up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers. [ more ]