Surge of Maritime Smuggling Attempts Persists
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), San Diego Sector intercepted two separate maritime smuggling events this week, just hours apart. Keep Reading
EU Border Detections Rise From Record Lows a Year Ago
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders in the first four months of 2021 reached 36,100, which is about a third higher than a year ago when irregular migration dropped due to travel limitations linked to the outbreak of COVID-19. Keep Reading
Border Patrol Agents Find 149 Migrants Inside Commercial Trailer
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) checkpoint have discovered undocumented individuals inside a commercial trailer during a human smuggling attempt, north of Laredo, Texas. Keep Reading
Suspected Large Scale People Smuggler Extradited to Belgium
A man arrested by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency over his alleged involvement in the smuggling of migrants found dead in a lorry in Essex has had his extradition ordered. Keep Reading
Three Arrested Over Supply of Boats to People Smugglers
The arrests are all linked to an NCA investigation into the sourcing of rigid hull inflatable boats in the U.K. and Europe, which are then transported to the Netherlands for storage. The boats are allegedly then supplied to organized crime groups involved in smuggling people across the English Channel from northern France and Belgium. Keep Reading
Spain Dismantles Organized Crime Group Involved in Migrant Smuggling
More than 150 police officers were deployed in Spain to arrest the suspects, considered dangerous because of their history of violent crimes and suspected possession of weapons. Keep Reading
Hundreds of Victims Rescued in Global Crackdown Against Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
Authorities in Africa and Europe have rescued nearly 500 victims of human trafficking - including children - and identified some 760 irregular migrants, following an international operation which concluded on April 2. Keep Reading
Six Arrested After Four Swim Around Border Wall
On April 4, at approximately 6:20 a.m., U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested four men from Mexico who swam around the international border wall into the United States along with two additional men who picked them up north of the border to transport them further into the U.S. Keep Reading
Illegal Border Crossings in Europe Decline by 40% in First Two Months of 2021
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders dropped by 40% in the first two months of 2021 compared to a year ago to 12,000, largely because of a drop in arrivals in Eastern and Western Mediterranean. Keep Reading
Afghan Gang Suspected of Smuggling Migrants into the U.K. is Dismantled
The network are accused of buying second-hand boats from classified adverts placed online, then deflating them and burying them on beaches along the coast of the Pas-de-Calais region ready to be used. Keep Reading
People Smuggler Put Migrants to Work on Cannabis Farms
A Vietnamese people smuggler who trafficked migrants into the U.K. to put them to work in his cannabis farms has been jailed. Keep Reading
Border Patrol Thwarts Illegal Migration Attempt by Train
U.S. Border Patrol agents conducting a train check found several people inside a storage container as they tried to further their illegal journey into the United States near Hebbronville, Texas. Keep Reading
Border Patrol Agents Stop Tractor-Trailer Human Smuggler
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested a man suspected of smuggling eight illegal aliens including one Chinese national on February 26. Keep Reading
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Apprehends 230 Individuals in Tractor-Trailers During the Weekend
During a busy weekend, Laredo Sector Border Patrol stopped three human smuggling attempts at its checkpoints and apprehended 230 individuals. Keep Reading
Illegal Border Crossings at Europe’s External Borders Fall by Nearly Half
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders in January fell by nearly half from a year ago to nearly 5,800, mainly because of lower figures on the migratory routes in the Mediterranean. Keep Reading
Frontex Adopts New Fundamental Rights Strategy for Border Security Activities
The Frontex Management Board has adopted an updated Fundamental Rights Strategy that governs the way the European border and coast guard agency applies fundamental rights standards and principles in all its activities. Keep Reading
Big Bend Sector Border Patrol Thwart Three Major Human Smuggling Attempts
Smugglers were apprehended with active warrants, weapons in the vehicles, and previous criminal histories. Prosecution is on-going for multiple individuals under the appropriate statutes along with seizure of their vehicles, weapons, and trailers. Illegal aliens apprehended are citizens of Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Keep Reading
Illegal Border Crossings in Europe Fall, Low Numbers for Women and Children
The number of detections of illegal border crossings along the EU’s external borders fell 13% last year to around 124,000, in large part due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions put in place by various countries. Keep Reading
Panga Carrying 20 Undocumented Migrants Interdicted Near San Diego
The panga boat was interdicted approximately a quarter mile west of the Point Loma shoreline. Inside the boat were a total of 17 male Mexican nationals and three female Mexican nationals. Keep Reading
Border Patrol Thwarts Human Smuggling Attempt in Refrigerated Trailer
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a refrigerated commercial trailer north of Laredo, Texas. Keep Reading