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UNPRECEDENTED/ Britain takes extreme measures to stop migrants on dinghies

2025-07-22 08:31:39Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

UNPRECEDENTED/ Britain takes extreme measures to stop migrants on dinghies

The British government is expected to announce this week the first targets of a new financial sanctions regime aimed at cracking down on human trafficking to the United Kingdom.

The measures target criminal gang leaders and companies that supply equipment for small boats used to cross the English Channel by illegal immigrants.

According to British authorities, this is the first action of its kind in the world and a key part of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's plan to curb irregular immigration and "fundamentally destroy the criminal networks that organize small boat crossings."

The new strategy, initially presented in January, will be fleshed out on Wednesday with the publication of the names of dozens of individuals and entities whose assets will be frozen, who will be banned from entering Britain and who will be barred from participating in the British financial system.

Officials: An unprecedented step to stop criminal networks

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: "For too long, criminal gangs have exploited the desperation of vulnerable people with impunity. These sanctions will target not only the smugglers, but also those who finance and assist them through sophisticated means such as Hawala networks."

The list of those sanctioned is expected to include suppliers of forged documents, financiers of small ships and intermediaries operating in illegal money transfer systems.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper called the initiative a “crucial step in the fight against criminal gangs that profit from human misery.” “We will dismantle these networks piece by piece, wherever they operate,” she added.

Pressure on government amid rising immigration

Prime Minister Starmer is under strong political pressure to stop the significant increase in Channel crossings.

In the first half of 2025 alone, over 20,000 migrants entered Britain in small boats – a 50% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Home Office.

In this context, the government has also signed an agreement with France for a "one in, one out" model, which envisages the return of an illegal immigrant in exchange for the acceptance of a legal asylum seeker by France, after security checks.


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