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The UK will develop a new sanctions regime to cripple people smuggling crime rings and starve them of illicit finance fuelling their operations.
Suspected people smugglers will face travel bans, social media blackouts and restrictions on phone usage under tough new laws to dismantle crime networks.
Dame Angela Eagle has thanked Border Force and Immigration Enforcement staff working to protect the public and the border over Christmas.
The government has been intensifying raids to tackle illegal working across England since the summer.
The government is on track to deliver highest number of returns for 5 years as nearly 13,500 removed from the UK since election.
UK and Germany agree landmark plan to break the business model of people smuggling gangs, with Germany confirming intention for law change.
New data shows illegal working arrests have increased by 25% since the election.
Home Secretary signs landmark joint statement with Iraq to tackle people smuggling and organised crime networks operating across the region and in Europe.
The Prime Minister is set to announce an additional £75 million to boost border security, bringing the investment in the Border Security Command over the next two years to £150 million.
The Home Secretary has today (4 October 2024) agreed a major international plan to smash criminal gangs responsible for smuggling illegal migrants into G7 countries.
Up to £75 million in new investment for the Border Security Command paves way for an autumn immigration crime crackdown.
Martin Hewitt CBE QPM has been appointed to lead the UK’s new Border Security Command – marking a significant step forward in the fight against illegal migration and criminal smuggling gangs.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has today set out the first steps to establishing a new UK Border Security Command (BSC).
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