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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Channel crossings in 2025 pass 25,000 faster than any year since records began

Arrivals in the UK via the English Channel have exceeded 25,000 in 2025, the earliest in recorded history.
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fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago
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Smugglers to be named in sanctions on small boat gangs

New government sanctions will target gang leaders and suppliers of small boat equipment to disrupt people-smuggling to the UK.
fromIndependent
3 months ago
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Irishman accused of running US people smuggling operation faces 30 years in prison

William O'Reilly faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly smuggling illegal immigrants into the U.S.
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fromIndependent
3 months ago

Irishman accused of running US people smuggling operation faces 30 years in prison

William O'Reilly faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly smuggling illegal immigrants into the U.S.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

UK sanctions 25 targets involved in alleged people smuggling

The United Kingdom has sanctioned 25 targets involved in alleged people smuggling, under a new financial sanctions regime targeting those facilitating the travel of refugees and migrants across the English Channel via small boats.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

The plan to halt billion-dollar small boats and immigration industry

The UK government has introduced new sanctions to combat illegal immigration and people-smuggling.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

UK government supporting' French police immobilising small boats

Slashing the boats of people smugglers is a welcomed tactic by UK officials to discourage dangerous crossings.
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

France court jails migrant smugglers over 2022 Channel deaths

Seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds sentenced to seven to eight years in jail for fatal migrant boat capsizing.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

One person dead after small boat sinks in Channel, French authorities say

A Home Office spokesperson stated, "We all want to end dangerous small boat crossings, which threaten lives and undermine our border security."
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