Illegal Migrant

How EU police disrupted Vietnamese human trafficking rings
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How EU police disrupted Vietnamese human trafficking rings

Vietnamese human trafficking syndicates have been targeted this year by pan-European police busts. However, the root causes of illegal immigration remain.Human trafficking from Vietnam to Europe has emerged as a big problem in recent years. The EU’s law enforcement agency, Interpol, is cracking down on smuggling rings, and has seen some success. In June, raids…

Edo, Italian Govt Partner To Tackle Illegal Migration launches Managing Migration Through Development
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Edo, Italian Govt Partner To Tackle Illegal Migration launches Managing Migration Through Development

Edo State Government, in active collaboration with the Italian Government and lnternational Organization for Migration, IOM, has formally launched the Managing Migration Through Development (MMDP 2.0) project. The project was launched by Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki at the Protea Hotel, Benin City, the Edo State capital. The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, Rt….

How to tackle the rise in kidnappings, human trafficking in South Africa – Mail & Guardian
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How to tackle the rise in kidnappings, human trafficking in South Africa – Mail & Guardian

In the first six months of 2022, an average of 1 143 kidnappings a month were reported to the police, making it 60% higher than the number reported for the whole of 2019. The increase in kidnapping for ransom and extortion cases “suggests that it has become an established and lucrative criminal practice in South Africa”,…

Over 29,000 Migrants To Europe Led To Deaths By Smugglers Since 2014 – Breitbart
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Over 29,000 Migrants To Europe Led To Deaths By Smugglers Since 2014 – Breitbart

The harrowing statistics come from an IOM report as part of the Missing Migrants Project but researchers claim that the figure of over 29,000 may actually be an underestimate of the true number of deaths due to the difficulty in collecting exact numbers of those who have died trying to cross the sea to Europe. The…

Hope for Justice Speaks at UN Conference on Transnational Organised Crime
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Hope for Justice Speaks at UN Conference on Transnational Organised Crime

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. Hope for Justice were delighted to participate in the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against…

Indictment: Restaurant Owners Smuggled Brazilians for Cheap Labor
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Indictment: Restaurant Owners Smuggled Brazilians for Cheap Labor

Editor’s note: the term “illegal” should be “undocumented,” as a person cannot be illegal. Being without documentation is a potential red flag of human trafficking, so in each case, these people may be in need of help. The sordid, sophisticated, and profitable business of illegal migration is exposed in the indictments of several people who…

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Dereliction Of Duty’: GOP Rep Demands Answers On The Massive Influx Of Migrants
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Dereliction Of Duty’: GOP Rep Demands Answers On The Massive Influx Of Migrants

Republican California Rep. Darrell Issa is demanding Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas explain the nearly 600% increase in illegal migrants in fiscal year 2022 who were flagged as potential national security risks, according to a Tuesday letter exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Border Patrol reported 25,627 encounters of “special…

At Slave Trade Abolition Day, Obaseki Urges Sustained Global Efforts to Curb Human Trafficking
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At Slave Trade Abolition Day, Obaseki Urges Sustained Global Efforts to Curb Human Trafficking

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged stakeholders to step up global efforts to end the scourge of human trafficking and all other forms of modern slavery. Obaseki made the call in commemoration of the International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition, marked on August…