Ireland Attends Major European Border Security Summit.

• Focuses on the fight against Organised Immigration Crime in Europe and globally.
• Government commits to work with other countries, in an effort to tackle such forms of organised crime.

Minister for Justice Mr Jim O’Callaghan TD has yesterday (Monday) attended a major Border Security Summit, attended by over 40 countries and hosted by the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer MP, and the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, the Right Honourable Ms Yvette Cooper MP; meeting in London.

The focus of the event is on Organised Immigration Crime and it brings together Ministers from a number of EU Member States and other European countries, as well as US, African, Asian and Middle Eastern representatives.
Social media operators also attended. It aims to collectively determine the best ways to combat the criminal networks facilitating organised immigration crime and migrant smuggling, which represent a growing issue, threatening the collective Border Security in Europe and globally.

Organised Immigration Crime involves organised criminal groups exploiting vulnerable migrants by smuggling them across borders for profit. Smuggled migrants face extreme dangers that can lead to death by suffocation or drownings at sea.

‘Border Security Summit’:
Organised Immigration Crime will remain focused on three main areas, over the two day period:–

• Supply Routes & Enablers – Discussion of equipment, infrastructure and fraudulent documents being used by organised crime groups.
• Criminal Finances – Expanding the “follow the money” strategy globally to dismantle the financial incentives for organised crime.
• Online Environment – Building global consensus on tackling organised crime groups’ recruitment and advertising online.

Minister O’Callaghan restated the Irish Government’s commitment to fighting Organised Immigration Crime.