EU to Go After Smugglers of Humans

European Union members agree to allow for the boarding, search, seizure and diversion of vessels on the high seas suspected of being used for human smuggling and trafficking.  Like the Mexican immigrants to the US who pay drug cartels when they start their journey, criminals are often at the start of migration to the EU.  Recognizing this, the EU announces that they will detain smugglers’ ships on the high seas.

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