The U.K. Home Office has "no idea" what its £400m-a-year immigration enforcement unit achieves, meaning it is unprepared for Brexit, according to a report by the cross-party Public Accounts Committee. Keep Reading
Despite the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing summer heat, smugglers continue to endanger the lives of individuals they exploit and the health and safety of U.S. citizens. Keep Reading
France and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement to create an intelligence cell to crack down on gangs facilitating illegal crossings and people smuggling. Keep Reading
Spanish National Police dismantled an organized criminal group smuggling migrants from Morocco to the Canary Islands. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the El Paso port of entry apprehended 48 illegal aliens between June 18 and June 20. All were attempting to enter the U.S. illegally as railcar stowaways. Keep Reading
COVID-19, and measures being taken by countries to control its spread, are impacting crime around the world, including migrant smuggling and human trafficking. Keep Reading
On June 8, a South Texas man entered a guilty plea for his role in a conspiracy to transport illegal aliens within the country. Keep Reading
The incident occurred during the evening of May 29, when a red commercial tractor hauling a white trailer approached the I-35 checkpoint north of Laredo. A service canine alerted during an immigration inspection of the driver. Keep Reading
The operation tracked the criminal activity of people smuggling across the continent and was prompted by the tragic discovery of 39 deceased Vietnamese nationals inside a refrigerated truck trailer in the U.K. in October 2019. Keep Reading
From March 20, 2020 to May 14, 2020, CBP observed an increase in Mexican nationals who make repeated attempts to enter the U.S. illegally and bypass public health measures. Keep Reading
U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector arrested 15 people after a small vessel made landfall on one of San Diego’s local beaches on May 18. Keep Reading
At least 227 migrants have been intercepted in two days as they tried to cross the English Channel to reach the U.K. Keep Reading
Border Patrol agents have intercepted a large human smuggling attempt at the Interstate Highway 35 Checkpoint. Keep Reading
Five of the interdicted migrants face possible federal prosecution in Puerto Rico. Keep Reading
More than 800 people died last year crossing deserts, rivers and remote lands while migrating across the Americas, making 2019 one of deadliest years on record, the UN migration agency announced on January 28. Keep Reading
Three failed illegal alien smuggling attempts have lead to the discovery of 37 people inside semi-tractor trailers. Keep Reading
A Phoenix man was sentenced January 14, to 80 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for alien smuggling resulting in a death in a probe spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations assisted by the United States Border Patrol. Keep Reading
The criminal network is suspected of having facilitated the transportation of around 10,000 Afghan, Iranian, Iraqi-Kurdish and Syrian migrants from the French areas of Le Mans and Poitiers to the United Kingdom. Keep Reading
The number of irregular border crossings detected on the European Union’s external borders last year fell to the lowest level since 2013 due to a drop in people reaching European shores via the Central and Western Mediterranean routes. Keep Reading
Illegal aliens attempt to enter the U.S. by arriving with a child in order to be deemed a family unit and avoid detention. After securing entry into the U.S. they subsequently return the child back to their native countries where they are frequently used again by other adults to enter the U.S. Keep Reading