On migrant smuggling, Europe must make a U-turn

On Monday, the Executive deposited with the National Congress a proposal to amend Law 137-03, on the Illicit Traffic in Migrants and Trafficking in Persons, which, if approved, those who commit the crime of smuggling of migrants could face a penalty of up to 40 years in prison and payment of ...

On migrant smuggling, Europe must make a U-turn

Europe’s approach to migrant ‘smuggling’ is harmful and absurd. Instead of tackling the lack of regular pathways, thereby forcing people to embark in dangerous migration journeys, European countries are targeting migrants, human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers and ordinary citizens — all while injecting billions into the border surveillance industry. People rely on smuggling because there are no better ways to get to Europe. But cracking …