Margaret Thatcher on Illegal MIgration

Maggie’s thoughts on the matter.

Undercover on the Government's Rwanda Plan

Sep 30, 2023 | For the past three months, Led by Donkeys has been investigating the government’s plan to forcibly send asylum seekers to Rwanda, a cornerstone of the Prime Minister’s “Stop The Boats” policy. And a dream of the home secretary Suella Braverman.

Senior European Judge Claims Rwanda Plan Is Illegal

THE TELEGRAPH: Leader of international court says ignoring Rule 39 orders would breach legal obligations

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan was dealt a blow on Thursday as Strasbourg’s most senior human rights judge said that his deportation scheme would breach international law.

Síofra O’Leary, the president of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said that the UK would be in breach of its legal obligations if it refused to comply with a Strasbourg injunction, known as a Rule 39 order. » | Charles Hymas, Home Affairs Editor | Thursday, January 25, 2024

Michael Lambert: Sunak Gambles All on Stopping the Boats

Jan 20, 2024 | Watching the UK news from afar, it seems that the two biggest stories in the UK this week have been Prince William visiting Kate in hospital and the ever more desperate attempts of Rishi Sunak to get re-elected by continuing with his Rwanda policy for dealing with the #smallboats, which continue to cross the Channel.

In an ever desperate attempt to woo voters, Sunak seems prepared to offer tax cuts at a time when all public services are clearly suffering from shortages of cash, and to continue to do everything possible to make it even more difficult for anyone to come and work in the UK, thereby making it even more likely that there will be further labour shortages in the future.

Trump: Deport Immigrants without 'Judges or Court Cases'

President Donald Trump on Sunday called for the US to deport people without judicial proceedings, referred to an invasion by "these people" and railed against standing immigration laws.

Watters: "Illegal Immigrant" Is Not "Hate Rhetoric"

Mar. 04, 2017 - 6:40 - Jesse Watters takes on "Border Angels" founder Enrique Morones over illegal immigration. Morones accuse Watters of "hate rhetoric" and even takes a shot at Fox News.

États-Unis : première vague d'expulsions de sans-papiers

LE POINT: Les autorités américaines ont arrêté et expulsé des centaines de clandestins lors d'opérations qui ont créé la panique dans les communautés d'immigrés.

Les autorités américaines ont arrêté et expulsé plusieurs centaines de sans-papiers considérés comme prioritaires, la semaine passée, lors d'opérations présentées comme routinières, mais qui ont créé la panique dans les communautés d'immigrés à travers les États-Unis. Les opérations des agents de ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), l'agence fédérale spécialisée dans les reconduites à la frontière, ont ciblé des foyers d'immigrés clandestins à Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Austin et d'autres villes. "Les objectifs de ces opérations ne diffèrent pas des arrestations ciblées et de routine conduites quotidiennement par les équipes de recherche de fugitifs", a déclaré la porte-parole d'ICE, Jennifer Elzea, à l'Agence France-Presse. » | Source AFP | samedi 11 février 2017

How Donald Trump's 'Deportation Force' Might Work

Nov. 27, 2016 - 3:41 - Attorney Katie Phang provides insight

Message to Illegal Immigrants from Hungary

Libya Warns It Could Flood Europe with Migrants If EU Does Not Recognise New Islamist Government

130 illegal immigrants who were intercepted by Libyan
coastguards off Tripoli coast

THE TELEGRAPH: Islamists who took power in Tripoli issue veiled threat in response to West's refusal to accept their legitimacy

Libya has issued a veiled threat to send "hundreds of thousands" of extra migrants to Europe if Brussels does not give official recognition to its self-declared Islamist government.

Officials say they could hire boats to send large numbers of African migrants across the Mediterranean, massively adding to the numbers already reaching Europe's borders.

The warning was made by a spokesman for Libya's General National Congress in an interview with The Telegraph in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

The Congress took control of Tripoli last year after fighting against forces loyal to the internationally- recognised House of Representatives government, and is not recognised by the European Union as Libya's legitimate government. A fortnight ago, both factions also rejected the terms of a United Nations-brokered peace deal. » | Colin Freeman, Chief Foreign Correspondent in Tripoli | Monday, November 2, 2015

Immigration Crisis: Budapest Sends Clear Messages Both to East and West

HUNGARY TODAY: Hungary’s Parliament has not only green-lighted further measures enabling protection of the county’s borders but also passed a government resolution calling on EU leaders to protect the continent and its citizens against the consequences of the migration crisis. “The waves of illegal migration threaten an explosion in the whole of Europe,” said the resolution in which the Hungarian government blames the EU for allowing the situation to escalate. “People are now dying in the wake of Brussels’ irresponsible policies,” the document said.

“All European politicians are irresponsible if they encourage migrants to leave all they have behind and risk their lives to get to Europe in the hope of better conditions,” the resoultion said. The countries of central Europe, which have just recovered from an economic crisis, “cannot afford to suffer the damage wrought by Brussels’ ill-advised policies”, according to the document. Hungary cannot allow illegal migrants to jeopardise employment and Hungarians’ social security, it added. “We have the right to protect our culture, language and values,” it said, adding that the government is committed to further developing the economy “without the unbearable burden of illegal migrants arriving in Hungary”. » | via hungarymatters.hu and MTI | Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Message to Illegal Immigrants from Hungary

‘Period of Tolerance for Illegal Migrants Ends’ – Top Hungarian Politician

Europe is coping with a record-breaking number of asylum seekers by closing the borders, building four-metre fences and putting soldiers on standby. Fears that border breaches are allowing Islamic State terrorists to enter the EU are being raised by European politicians.

Refugees Rush to Enter Hungary as Door Slams Shut: Entering the Country Illegally Will Now Be Punishable by Up to Three Years in Prison

THE INDEPENDENT: New legislation will make entering the country a criminal act

Almost 26 years since the day, in 1989, when Hungary opened its borders to citizens of East Germany, heralding the collapse of the Iron Curtain, those same barriers are being closed. In a desperate effort to stem the flow of asylum seekers fleeing war zones in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond, the Hungarian government deployed flanks of police and soldiers wielding automatic weapons to patrol its border with Serbia, assisted by a 110-mile long newly constructed barbed-wire fence.

According to new legislation effective from Tuesday, entering Hungary illegally will constitute a criminal act, potentially punishable by a prison sentence of up to three years. This afternoon police closed the unofficial crossing along a train track between the Serbian village of Horgos and Roszke in Hungary, a route previously popular with refugees. » | Andrew Connelly | Roszke | Monday, September 14, 2015

Immigration Wave: Will Europe Still Be Europe?

Migrants are continuing to pour into Europe by the hundreds of thousands. But what if the migrant surge doesn't stop?

We Can't Cope with This Tide! Europe's Despairing Leaders Bring Back Border Controls with Free-movement Zone on Brink of Collapse

Biblical: Thousands of migrants emerge from the hold of a
ferry onto the streets of Greece's capital, Athens

DAILY MAIL: Berlin has sought to criticise EU countries for not taking enough migrants / It has now asked Italy to tighten controls on Austrian border to ease flow Figures show record 104,460 asylum seekers came to Germany last month / Slovakia’s foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak said Schengen Agreement had fallen apart

Europe's migrant crisis escalated last night as border controls were reintroduced and Germany admitted it could no longer cope with the influx.

Berlin had sought to criticise others – including Britain – for not taking in enough refugees after it announced it would no longer deport those coming from Syria.

But the EU’s passport-free travel zone was on the brink of collapse after Germany was forced to ask Italy to tighten border controls.

As tensions between European leaders unable to agree on how to handle the crisis simmered, Slovakia’s foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak said the Schengen Agreement removing border checks between 26 European countries has fallen apart.

Last night, as the numbers crossing into Germany reached nearly 150 per hour, it asked Italy to impose identification checks at Brennero, on the border with Austria, to ease the flow. An unprecedented surge of migrants has been trying to get to the country after Berlin last week began accepting asylum claims from Syrian refugees regardless of where they entered the EU. » | John Stevens for The Daily Mail | Thursday, September 3, 2015

Libya's Struggle To Cope With Surge In Migrant Smuggling

The Migrant Trade: The unscrupulous people smugglers are risking migrant's lives for the sake of easy money.

Islamic State Militants 'Smuggled to Europe'

Smugglers hide IS militants on boats filled with migrants,
Abdul Basit Haroun says

BBC AMERICA: Islamic State (IS) fighters are being smuggled into Europe by gangs in the Mediterranean, a Libyan official has told the BBC.

Government adviser Abdul Basit Haroun said smugglers were hiding IS militants on boats filled with migrants.

He based his claim on conversations with boat owners in parts of North Africa controlled by the militants.

He alleged that IS was allowing them to continue their operations in exchange for 50% of their income.

The UN estimates that 60,000 people have already tried to cross the Mediterranean this year. » | Sunday, May 17, 2015

Immigration Bill: Theresa May Defends Plans to Create 'Hostile Environment'

Home secretary defends proposals in Thursday's flagship bill following claims that they will be unfair and unworkable

Read the Guardian article here

UK's 'Go Home' Campaign Faces Legal Action

'Go home or face arrest' motto of government's immigration campaign accused of racism.