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Migrant Smuggling Data and Research

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<strong>Data</strong> on smuggling of asylum seekers <strong>and</strong> refugees<br />

Just as estimates of irregular migrant populations can provide an<br />

indication of migrant smuggling flows, UNHCR data provides useful insights<br />

into migrant smuggling routes to, within <strong>and</strong> through the region. This data can<br />

also help identify smuggling patterns <strong>and</strong> changes in smuggling dynamics, as<br />

well as potential smuggling “hotspots” that could be preemptively addressed<br />

through multifaceted policy interventions aimed at addressing underlying<br />

causes (such as reducing inter-ethnic violence in specific communities), not<br />

just counter-smuggling activities. Asylum seeker application statistics, which<br />

indicate movements possibly (or in some cases undoubtedly) involving migrant<br />

smuggling, are especially valuable in this respect (see Table 9.4). Statistics<br />

on refugee populations (including those in refugee-like situations), as well as<br />

internally displaced <strong>and</strong> stateless populations, can also highlight populations at<br />

risk of migrant smuggling.<br />

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9. South-East Asia <strong>and</strong> Australia

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