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The Nationality and Borders Act could damage the UK’s ability to identify and support vulnerable people.
As the Afghan economy collapses, drugs and people smuggling are booming.
The militarisation of borders and securitisation of migration have always failed to stop irregular migration.
With normal routes disrupted by the pandemic, more people are driven to dangerous tactics.
Expert in immigration and asylum spoke with migrants who’ve travelled to the UK on the back of a lorry.
The 39 migrants who froze to death in a lorry crossing the channel join hundreds more who have died trying to get into Europe over land.
Efforts to claim compensation for Indonesian minors who were caught manning boats that smuggled asylum seekers to Australia may end up failing if the Australian government continues to resist.
Displacing the EU’s border as far as possible from Europe: is this really a solution to mitigate the flow of migrants?
A scholar documented the risks a migrant faced after deportation, including his becoming involved in smuggling people across the border.
Transcripts of a conversation between Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull reveal Australia’s refugee swap deal with the US may come to nothing.
Any relapse of piracy is likely to foster an even more dangerous brand of hijackings on Somali waters. It’s therefore an opportune time to address piracy once and for all.
A military option will be a lucrative one for smugglers.
Across Europe anti immigration political leaders are turning to Australia for inspiration on how to reduce the number of people seeking asylum in their countries.
Smugglers who transport migrants and refugees into the EU are both heroes and villains.
The stakes around Australia’s defence appear higher and the urgency greater than at any time since the height of the Cold War.
Amnesty International believes its evidence shows that Australia organised or directed the crew of an asylum seeker boat to commit the crime of people smuggling into Indonesia.
Allegations that people smugglers were paid by Australian officials to return to Indonesia should not distract from the search to find a workable solution to the region’s asylum seeker problem.
The government has admitted that it will do whatever it takes to keep the boats stopped and, it seems, if that takes slapping the Indonesians around a bit, it doesn’t seem too concerned. As senior Indonesian…
The government goes into the parliamentary session’s final fortnight on the back foot over two highly contentious issues: its citizenship legislation and Indonesia’s demand to know whether Australia paid…
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