The Latest Breaking News from Albania

Faruk Özer disappeared in April 2021 after shutting down Thodex, an Istanbul-based crypto platform, and absconding with millions of dollars in investor money.

Home Office aims to crack down on people from ‘safe and prosperous country’ arriving via Channel

Man, who has no criminal record, says Home Office is unfairly targeting Albanians as it fast-tracks removals

Albanian gangs controlling UK drugs trade offer minibus trip and Channel crossing for £4,000 on TikTok

The U.K. has announced plans to “fast-track” the deportation of failed Albanian asylum-seekers as authorities combat a surge in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats

More than three-quarters have claims approved, as figures show big rise in Albanians crossing Channel

Albanians were rarely seen on migrant boats arriving on the south coast before this year.

Fewer than 1,000 Albanian offenders have been deported from the UK since a removals agreement was signed last year.

Britain said on Thursday it would work with Albania to quickly process and repatriate the large number of Albanians who cross the English Channel in small boats, after a surge in the number of such migrants despite a plan to deport arrivals to Rwanda.