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Nonprofit organizations struggle to locate distressed migrant boats in the Atlantic due to fragmented information and challenges of the long migrant route from West Africa to Europe.

Giorgia Meloni is implementing stricter immigration policies, including a naval blockade to deter migrant boats, as part of her government’s agenda in Italy.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government has proposed a draft law to implement naval blockades against migrant boats to enhance border security.

The Italian government has proposed a bill that allows the imposition of a maritime blockade for up to six months to prevent migrant boats from entering its territorial waters.

Italy's cabinet has approved a bill that allows for maritime blockades to prevent migrant boats from reaching its shores during times of 'exceptional pressure' on the country's borders.

The French government has expelled ten British activists for allegedly destroying refugee boats and inciting public disorder along the northern French coast.

France has prohibited 10 members of the British far-right group 'Raise the Colours' from entering the country due to their involvement in attacking and destroying migrant boats in the English Channel.

Ten far-right militants from Britain have been banned from entering France due to their involvement in anti-migrant actions, including destroying 'small boats.'

In 2025, the number of migrants arriving in the UK via small boats reached its second-highest recorded level, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid rising anti-immigration sentiment ahead of local elections.