People-smuggling gangs in North African countries will be broken by UK police officers working alongside security forces, it has been reported. National Crime Agency officers will join nations in the region in their efforts to stop the people traffickers, The Times newspaper reported. The Italian government has predicted that up to 400,000 migrants will seek to travel to Europe through Italy this summer. British Minister of State for Immigration, Robert Jenrick, will travel to North Africa and Europe this week to discuss with international partners “the shared global challenge of organised immigration crime”. Ministers also hope the legislation will cut the daily £5.5 million ($6.8 million) cost of housing migrants who make it to the UK.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 28, 2023 23:44 UTC