Overview

• The UK hosted an Organised Immigration Crime Summit, bringing together representatives from over 40 countries to address people smuggling and illegal migration.
• Social media companies, including Meta, TikTok, and X, have agreed to develop technology to automatically detect and block smuggling-related content online.
• Since July 2024, the National Crime Agency has removed 18,000 smuggling-linked social media accounts, a significant increase from the previous year.
• The UK and five key nations—US, Albania, Sweden, Tunisia, and Vietnam—will strengthen intelligence-sharing to dismantle criminal networks exploiting online platforms.
• The UK aims to halve small boat crossings within three years as part of its broader Plan for Change, which includes border security enhancements and international collaboration.