Hundreds of migrants have been detained after attempting to get into the UK by crossing the border from Ireland – an apparent reversal of the trend that saw asylum make the opposite journey to evade deportation to Rwanda. Officials claim that criminal gangs are charging up to €8,000 (£6,600) to transport migrants from Ireland into NorthernContinue reading “The Reverse ‘Rwanda Effect’”
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Smuggling of migrants
The smuggling of migrants is indeed an international problem, with a considerable number of countries impacted by it as origin, transit or destination points. Profit-seeking criminals smuggle migrants across borders and between continents, and assessing the actual size of this crime is a complicated matter, owing to its covert nature and the difficulty of identifyingContinue reading “Smuggling of migrants”