The centre-left Labor government’s plan to scrap temporary protection visas poses a “real risk” to Australian borders as it would entice people smugglers and encourage illegal immigrants to enter the country, said Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews. Under the Albanese government’s decision to abolish the temporary protection (TPV) and safe haven enterprise (SHEV), announced…

Commentary America doesn’t need the proposed lame-duck legislation from Sens Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) that would extend Title 42 and grant amnesty to a super-sized new population of several million illegal aliens, in addition to those already enrolled in Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Reforms shouldn’t take place until the new…

Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok said on Tuesday that it’s reviewing content that appears to advertise smuggling people into the UK. It comes after the content was flagged by British media outlet GB News. The videos, some of which were sent to the broadcaster by an unnamed audience member, appear to target Albanian-speaking migrants who want…

A man and a woman have been arrested in Northern Ireland in an operation targeting a suspected people-smuggling gang. A 40-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested as around 50 officers from the UK government’s Immigration Enforcement team and the Police Service of Northern Ireland searched two properties in Belfast. The pair, both described…

A Vietnamese man has been arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of being a high-ranking member of a people smuggling network, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said. The 23-year-old man was detained during a raid on a property in the Handsworth area at around 6 a.m. on Monday. He was detained by NCA officers as…

An Afghan national believed to be a leading member of an international people-smuggling network has been arrested in north London. Gul Wali Jabarkhel, 32, who was in the UK illegally, was detained by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers in Colindale on Thursday evening. Jabarkhel is suspected of being a high-ranking member of a significant Afghan…

Two American soldiers have been accused of attempting to smuggle two illegal immigrants from Mexico to San Antonio, according to the Department of Justice. Emmanuel Oppongagyare, 20, and Ralph Gregory Saint-Joie, 18, allegedly drove towards the Hebbronville Border Patrol Checkpoint on a Sedan on June 13 while wearing their uniforms. After they were stopped at…

Two American soldiers have been accused of attempting to smuggle two illegal immigrants from Mexico to San Antonio, according to the Department of Justice. Emmanuel Oppongagyare, 20, and Ralph Gregory Saint-Joie, 18, allegedly drove towards the Hebbronville Border Patrol Checkpoint on a Sedan on June 13 while wearing their uniforms. After they were stopped at…

UK authorities on Wednesday arrested two suspected leading figures in people smuggling networks thought to be behind the movements of hundreds of migrants both into and out of the country. The two men, aged 52 and 28, were detained in early morning raids in Woodford Green and Bushwood, east London, the National Crime Agency (NCA)…

Britain will carry out “the most significant overhaul” of its asylum system in decades to address the challenge of illegal immigration, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Wednesday. The government’s New Plan for Immigration, described by Patel as “fair but firm,” will make it more difficult for migrants entering the UK illegally to stay…