A source close to Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, said: “To put someone in the Channel on a day like today shows how desperate the traffickers are to make money out of vulnerable people.” The traffickers, who charge up to £3,500 per place, only get their cut of the money […]
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How People Smugglers Adapted After 39 Vietnamese Migrants Were Found Dead in a Truck
A priest (C) officiates final rites during burial of coffins bearing the remains of Nguyen Van Hung (L) and Hoang Van Tiep (R) at a cemetery in Dien Chau district, Nghe An province on November 28, 2019. Photo: Nhac NGUYEN / AFP Exactly one year ago on October 23, 2019, the […]
Online video produced and posted by the Border Patrol spreads fear of migrants
A video produced by U.S. Border Patrol agents and shared across several official government social media accounts this week begins like the cold opening of a true-crime thriller. A Border Patrol vehicle sits parked in what looks like a desert in the dead of night, as the scratchy sounds of […]