In August, the Central Mediterranean migration route accounted for more than half of all illegal border crossings at EU external borders at 4,800, although the figure dropped by a third from the previous month. Keep Reading
U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued six illegal aliens in distress in the Yuha Desert and Jacumba Wilderness region over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Keep Reading
The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted five Cuban migrants on September 5 approximately 35 miles south of Marathon. Keep Reading
A man entered a guilty plea on August 28 as part of an ongoing investigation into the deaths of 39 trafficked Vietnamese nationals. The victims were discovered last October in a truck trailer in Grays, Essex, U.K. Keep Reading
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents conducting train checks at the local Amtrak station in downtown Yuma arrested a U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle 10 illegal aliens on August 19. Keep Reading
After reaching record lows in April due to restrictions related to COVID-19, the number of irregular migrants detected at Europe’s external borders has been rising over the last three months. Keep Reading
The Coast Guard, along with Air and Marine Operations (AMO), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) halted a migrant smuggling operation on August 12, approximately 14 miles east of Haulover Inlet. Keep Reading
The United Nations has advised the U.K. that intercepting boats full of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel is not the solution to deter them from attempting to reach the English coast. Keep Reading
U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel has appointed a Clandestine Channel Threat Commander – a new role leading the response to tackling illegal attempts to reach the U.K. Keep Reading
A total of 235 migrants were intercepted crossing the English Channel on August 6, the Home Office confirmed - a record for a single day. Keep Reading
Two United Nations agencies are calling for greater action to dismantle human smuggling and trafficking networks following the deaths of 27 migrants off the coast of Mauritania, northwest Africa. Keep Reading
Operation Kosmos, initiated by the German authorities, aimed to bust a network involved in the smuggling of forged documents to facilitate the illegal border crossing of citizens across Europe. Keep Reading
On July 17, Europol revealed that a series of raids resulted in the arrests of members of an organized crime group believed to have smuggled more than 150 migrants into Poland. Keep Reading
U.S. Border Patrol agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife officers apprehended three aliens on May 12, two from the Dominican Republic and one from Colombia. Keep Reading
Spain has already reported over 400 migrant attempts this year, and now faces a challenge in balancing its desire to help a humanitarian crisis with criticism from its own citizens and leaders across Europe who want to see greater security at the region’s borders. Keep Reading