UK Seizes Phones to Fight Smugglers
Update: 2026-01-04
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Starting Monday, UK border officials will seize mobile phones and SIM cards from migrants, aiming to disrupt smuggling networks and speed up investigations. This move comes from the new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act, as the problem of migrant crossings continues to grow. The law also includes serious penalties for smugglers, with up to fourteen years in prison for storing or supplying boat engines. However, opposition figures criticize the measures as cosmetic and urge quitting the European Convention on Human Rights for real action.
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