Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwana Jamal was previously jailed in France (BBC)A convicted people smuggler, Twana Jamal, previously jailed in France, has been discovered living and working in the UK under a false identity. Immigration officers attribute Jamal's presence to Brexit, citing the UK's loss of access to EU data-sharing agreements, which hinders checks on asylum seekers' criminal records. Lucy Morton of the Immigration Services Union highlighted that sharing databases with European neighbours would help identify individuals with overseas convictions for people smuggling. Jamal, once dubbed 'the godfather' of French migrant camps, reportedly earned significant sums by facilitating illegal Channel crossings between 2012 and 2016. Recent polling indicates that nearly two-thirds of the public believe immigration has worsened since Brexit, with 55 per cent favouring a return to freedom of movement with the EU. In fullConvicted people smuggler able to live in UK due to Brexit, immigration officers claimThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
How Brexit ‘allowed a convicted people smuggler’ to live and work in the UK
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwana Jamal was previously jailed in France (BBC)A convicted people smuggler, Twana Jamal, previously jailed in France, has been discovered living and working in the UK under a false identity. Immigration officers attribute Jamal's presence to Brexit, citing the UK's loss of access to EU data-sharing agreements, which hinders checks on asylum seekers' criminal records. Lucy Morton of the Immigration Services Union highlighted that sharing databases with European neighbours would help identify individuals with overseas convictions for people smuggling. Jamal, once dubbed 'the godfather' of French migrant camps, reportedly earned significant sums by facilitating illegal Channel crossings between 2012 and 2016. Recent polling indicates that nearly two-thirds of the public believe immigration has worsened since Brexit, with 55 per cent favouring a return to freedom of movement with the EU. In fullConvicted people smuggler able to live in UK due to Brexit, immigration officers claimThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
