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UK Cracks Down on Migrant Smuggling Amid Russian Links
10/20/2025
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- Daniel Mitov, Bulgaria's interior minister, said Russian intelligence links to smuggling gangs and that some left-wing humanitarian organizations may be in contact with these operations.
- European ministers will meet in London to discuss irregular migration.
- The UK deported 42 people under a new returns deal with France.
- More flights are planned.
- Over 36,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel this year.
