{"id":267465,"date":"2025-08-03T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/social-media-ads-for-channel-crossings-to-be-banned-in-crackdown-on-smuggling-gangs-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T14:00:10","slug":"social-media-ads-for-channel-crossings-to-be-banned-in-crackdown-on-smuggling-gangs-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/social-media-ads-for-channel-crossings-to-be-banned-in-crackdown-on-smuggling-gangs-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media ads for Channel crossings to be banned in crackdown on smuggling gangs | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kjRfBYu0eGo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Social media ads for Channel crossings to be banned in crackdown on smuggling gangs | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kjRfBYu0eGo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>People who advertise illegal Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under a new offence.<\/p>\n<p>The government hopes to introduce it under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill currently going through Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as latest figures show more than 25,000 migrants have arrived in the UK on small boats in 2025, a record for this point in the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People who advertise illegal Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under a new offence. 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