US EditionUK to introduce 'world first' sanctions regime to target people smugglers
- The UK government plans to introduce a 'world first' sanctions regime targeting people smugglers, expected to take effect this year.
- The sanctions aim to disrupt financial flows to smugglers and will prohibit UK-based individuals and institutions from engaging with sanctioned groups.
- Sir Keir Starmer stated the measures would hinder 'illicit finance rings allowing smugglers to traffic vulnerable people across Europe.'
- Foreign Secretary David Lammy noted that the UK would be 'the first country in the world to develop legislation for a new sanctions regime specifically targeting irregular migration and organized immigration crime.
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UK Prime Minister's plan to tackle people-smuggling operations
The Prime Minister of the UK announced that his administration will implement sanctions against individuals involved in people-smuggling operations that transport migrants across the English Channel in unsafe boats.
New Sanctions Announced to Disrupt People Smuggling Networks
A new sanctions regime aimed at disrupting people smuggling networks will cut off their profits and financial flows, the government has announced. The initiative is part of government efforts to tackle illegal immigration and reduce small boat crossings in the English Channel. The end of last year marked the crossings of 150,000 immigrants since 2018, when records began. Billed as the “world’s first standalone sanctions regime” targeting irregul…
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