Tag: phone seizure
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UK powers to seize phones from migrants: new policy explained
Background: a new tool in the immigration enforcement toolkit The UK government has introduced and activated new powers allowing authorities to seize mobile phones from people who enter or seek to enter the country illegally, even when they are not under arrest. The Home Office says the policy is designed to disrupt criminal networks that…
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UK Grants Police and Border Officials Power to Seize Phones From Migrants Without Arrest
New powers to seize phones from migrants without arrest British authorities have introduced new powers that allow phones to be seized from migrants who enter the country illegally, even when they are not under arrest. The measure is aimed at gathering intelligence on smuggling gangs responsible for organising small-boat crossings to the UK and at…