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Hundreds Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Thailand–Malaysia Border

Authorities report an ongoing cross-border search linked to a voyage that began in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

NRW Raids Target Alleged Smuggling Ring With Arrest of 32-Year-Old Syrian

Border Patrol Says Irregular Crossings Down 84% in FY2025 as Crackdown Deepens

Dresden Prosecutors Charge 23-Year-Old Over Alleged Smuggling of 35 Into Germany

Germany’s Police Watchdog Says Current Border Checks No Longer Sustainable

German Federal Police Arrest Fugitive Suspected Smuggler in Frankfurt

Lampedusa Hotspot Overflows as 11 Landings Bring 685 People in 24 Hours

Three Suspected Human Smugglers Charged in Quebec Border Crackdown

Fifteen Eritrean Migrants Rescued From Refrigerated Truck at Pas-de-Calais Rest Area

Migrant Dies Off Équihen Beach as Prosecutor Opens Inquiry

Two Ukrainians Charged After Border Force Seizes Migrant-Laden Yacht Off Isle of Wight

Poland’s New Border Checks Trigger Seven-Kilometer Traffic Jam on A12

Court Papers Reveal Torture of Wrongfully Deported Salvadoran Immigrant

San Antonio Smuggler Sentenced to 10 Years for Concealing 25 Migrants in Tanker Trailer

Texas Smuggler Gets 120-Year Sentence for Kidnapping and Abuse of Migrants

UK Labels Migrant Surge a National Security Threat as Russia Is Accused of Weaponising Smuggling

France to Intercept Migrant Boats Within 300 Metres of Shore

Supreme Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail to ‘Dunki’ Immigration Facilitator

Ten Men Face Lille Trial for Deadly 2022 Channel Smuggling

French Police Wade Into Channel With Tear Gas as Migrant Crossings Reach Record High