- 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.
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Convicted people smuggler able to live in UK due to Brexit, immigration officers claim
