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Man Who Called Migrants ‘Chickens’ Found Guilty in UK Smuggling Plot

Man Who Called Migrants ‘Chickens’ Found Guilty in UK Smuggling Plot

An Iraqi national based in Wolverhampton has been found to be part of what prosecutors described as a “dangerous” organised crime network smuggling migrants into the UK via small boats. Ramal Briem, 33, was linked to a large-scale operation that moved Vietnamese migrants across Europe before arranging Channel crossings into Britain for £1,500 per person. […]

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Home Office Deportation Flights to France Stalled for Second Day

Home Office Deportation Flights to France Stalled for Second Day

The Home Office has failed for a second consecutive day to deport migrants to France under the new one-in, one-out returns deal, after a flurry of last-minute human rights claims stalled removals. Seats reserved on an Air France flight from Heathrow to Paris on Tuesday were left empty, despite letters sent to migrants confirming their

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