US EditionPeople smugglers to have assets frozen and be banned from UK
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 21 – The UK will freeze assets and impose travel bans on over 20 individuals involved in people-smuggling networks to disrupt funding and reduce dangerous Channel crossings, officials said.
- People smugglers in the UK will have their assets frozen and face travel bans, according to Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
- The UK will impose sanctions on smuggling gangs starting Wednesday, targeting gang leaders and facilitators of illegal migration.
- The new sanctions regime will apply globally, aiming to disrupt smuggling operations.
- In the first half of 2025, there were 20,000 small boat crossings, marking a record increase of 48% from 2024.
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By freezing the assets of people smugglers and imposing travel bans, the British government hopes to put an end to boat migrants. Migration experts are skeptical of this approach.
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People smugglers face having assets frozen and being banned from UK in 'world's first sanctions regime'
Gang leaders, corrupt police officers and companies selling small boat equipment for Channel crossings could face having their assets frozen and being banned from travel to the UK in efforts to curb the people-smuggling trade.
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