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fromThe Local France
3 days ago

French prosecutors seek up to nine years for Channel migrant smugglers

It is the latest of several trials in France targeting smugglers, but one of the first to target a group using so-called "taxi boats", a technique used since 2023 in which they taxi along the shore in dinghies to pick up migrants after they have already waded into the water. France and Britain have vowed to crack down on people smugglers who heap migrants on flimsy vessels to make the dangerous crossing in exchange for thousands of dollars.
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fromTruthout
3 months ago

Canada Considers Anti-Immigrant Bills as Haitian Immigrants in the US Flee North

Asylum seekers entering Canada via the United States must avoid detection for 14 days and prove presence, forcing dangerous underground survival and risking deportation.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
8 months ago

AI surveillance towers place migrants in 'even greater jeopardy' | Computer Weekly

AI surveillance towers in England's coastal areas may be endangering migrants crossing the Channel.
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