a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: donald trump issues tougher guidelines on illegal immigration, telling officials to enforce existing laws more strictly. it's been revealed that a british fighter with the so—called islamic state was a former detainee at guantanamo bay. and we have a special report on human trafficking, speaking to some of the victims forced into prostitution. translation: we were terrified. they would beat us up and not let us out. to be controlled by someone, to be used as i was is totally degrading. hello. the white house has issued tough new guidelines to deport more illegal immigrants from the us, more quickly.

us officials have been told to enforce existing laws more strictly, and target undocumented people arrested for shoplifting or traffic violations, as well as those convicted of more serious crimes. the department of homeland security plans to hire an extra 10,000 officers. the president needed to give guidance, especially after what they went through in the last administration. there were so many carvats that they had to figure out whether each individual fit into a category and then adjudicate that case. the president wanted to take the shackles of individuals and say, you have a mission, there are laws that need to be followed. you should do the mission and follow the law. let's get more now from our correspondent in washington, tulip mazumdar. these are broader definitions of who is liable for deportation. much more discretion to law enforcement. they

will need more staff and more detention centres. deportation will become more visible in the us, won't it? nearly everyone will see it happening or know someone who has been picked up? indeed and what's happened here is that the net for the number of people who prioritised deportation has now very much been widened. in the past under the 0bama administration the priority groups of people were those who had been convicted of a serious crime. they we re convicted of a serious crime. they were those who posed a threat to national security and those who recently arrived in the country illegally and had been caught near the border. but these new guidelines really make that list of priorities much longer. it includes people as you say who are convicted... not only convicted, but charged and even suspected of more minor criminal acts, such as shoplifting and

traffic offences. also those who may have misrepresented themselves in any way. it is unclear exactly what that will mean in practice. it is open to some interpretation and also those who may have abused the benefits system. all of this will come as a great celebratory thing to those who supported trump. this was of course one of president trump's key focus is on the promises to the american people and he is seen through on that. but one policy which i should mention that will stay in place from the 0bama era is the so—called dream's policy, which is for those who came here as children, as illegal immigrants, with their parents, they will be allowed to stay and for now that's going to have some raised eyebrows from some of president trump's more avid supporters. another declaration from this administration today from the president himself, in a way it

shouldn't be new when somebody denounces anti—semitism, being against hatred and persecution and discrimination. but this declaration was news? indeed. this is something the president has been urged to speak out against for some weeks now. there have been a number of reports of a rise in threats against jewish community centres over the past few weeks and in the last week ata past few weeks and in the last week at a press conference the president was asked specifically about this —— rise in threats. he did not condemn the attacks and instead he took the offensive, and sort of had a go at this reporterfor even offensive, and sort of had a go at this reporter for even asking this question, saying it wasn't a fair, easy or straightforward question, but things have developed since then. yesterday we saw these

to m bsto nes then. yesterday we saw these tombstones at a jewish cemetery desecrated. they were broken up. we saw some of those pictures in the last 2a hours. hillary clinton came forward on twitter, saying, we need to condemn this attack. and the president himself should do that. indeed the president's and daughter ivanka trump, who converted to judaism, she has condemned these reported threats on community centres. but it did take today at the african—american museum for the president to come out and say in strong terms that anti—semitic threats targeting ourjewish community is and centres were horrible and painful. he said, we have to fight bigotry and hatred in all of its ugly forms. very strong words, but for some of his critics it is too little too late. the anne frank centre described trump's response as pathetic and condescending, but he has come out

today finally and he has condemned in very strong terms these reported rise in threats against thejewish community here. thanks for that. we will have more of those recent threats againstjewish community centres in the us and trump's response later in the bulletin. it's been revealed that a british fighter with so—called islamic state who died in a suicide bomb attack on iraqi forces in mosul was a former detainee at guantanamo bay. the 50 year old was released from detention in 200a. some newspaper reports say he was given compensation of up to a million, when he returned to the uk. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, has more the face of a suicide bomber, a british man used by so—called islamic state to blow himself up in iraq. hello? yeah, is that the stock market? this is him soon after his release, from two years anus ~ 777

now you know i mean business. and this is where he chose to end his life, mosul, in northern iraq. here, the bbc has been covering the intense fighting by iraqi forces to dislodge is from their second city. 0utgunned and outmanned, the jihadists have had to resort to booby—traps and suicide bombers to try and slow down the iraqi advance. al—harith‘s journey began straight after the 9/11 attacks. in october 2001, he travelled to quetta in pakistan. he was arrested the same year and eventually ta ken to the us base in kandahar. in 2002, he was transferred to guantanamo bay. two years later, he was repatriated to britain and released, reportedly winning compensation from the government. then, in april 2014, he entered syria from turkey to join is as a fighter. i'm actually mystified as to how this person travelled out to syria, i can only assume under a false name

or a false passport, actually. but people who served time in guantanamo would have been watched carefully by the british and american intelligence agencies, in my view. al—harith was one of hundreds of men taken from afghanistan to be imprisoned in guantanamo bay without trial. britain lobbied for his release, and he later spoke about the abuses he suffered there. so, did he fool the british government? when you have the dozens, if not hundreds of suspects, there is very little the security services can do to monitor all of them all the time. speaking to panorama after al—harith‘s release from guantanamo, his family spoke of the transformation they saw in him. he may have changed a little bit when he converted into a muslim and becamejamal. he may have changed as in he didn't do all the bad things like going to clubs, going out and meeting girls, smoking, drinking.

he turned into a placid person. in the end, though, it seems he chose to die for a group that's committed unspeakable acts on innocent people. frank gardner, bbc news. people trafficking is a growing problem across europe, with more than 3,000 victims trafficked into the uk alone every year. and that number is rising. they come from all over the world, but by far the biggest share are from albania. in 2015, this relatively small country accounted for over 600 potential victims, about a fifth of the total. of those, the vast majority were female, and most of them were forced into prostitution. the bbc‘s reeta chakrabarti has been speaking to some of the victims. blessed with natural beauty, but the centre of a dark trade. albania has over two decades built up a brutal industry, with human beings the commodity. translation: i hate them and i want them to get the punishment they deserve.

saya, now still a teenager, was just 1a when she was sold into a trafficking ring by a man she thought was her boyfriend. she was forced to sleep with several men a day and tells of a bewildering and terrifying world of abuse in which she could trust no one. translation: there were other girls there as well, but i did not talk to them because you could not tell who was connected to whom. we were terrified. they would beat us up and not let us go out. to be controlled by someone, to be used as i was, is totally degrading. she lives here in a refuge for trafficked women in the south of the country. but these are schoolgirls here, and some already have children of their own. saya helped put some of hers behind bars. several convicted traffickers are held here in this

high security prison. last year, 18 people were sentenced, some here are serving 20 years or more. the albanian authorities let us talk to one of them. this man was sentenced to 15 years for trafficking children to greece and forcing them to work as prostitutes or beggars. what made him, a married man with his own children, commit such a crime? translation: it was a time where everyone was doing that kind of thing. you used a child in order to earn some money, isn't what you did entirely wrong? translation: it's terrible. what if that were my child and someone did that to them? he faced justice but albania has been criticised for a lack of prosecutions and there are concerns over police collusion. some senior figures question whether trafficking is a real problem but the official line is that there are systems to deal with it. it's not a big concern.

it used to be many years ago. we had a system in place, and it was not an increasing trend, it is constant but it has to be tackled properly and to make always sure everyone is working together. it is away from the modern capital city that all too often traffickers find their victims. albania remains a poor country and in many areas a woman's role is still seen as being in the home. young women in small—town albania can be easy prey for groomers who seduce them with promises of a better life. that better life is invariably outside albania, but anna never dreamt of her fate. translation: he said he was looking for a girl like me to start a family. she is now in a safe house in the uk, duped into leaving home and then sold into prostitution, she weeps throughout our interview but insists she wants to tell her story.

translation: i was somewhere underground with no sense of the world around me. they would not let me see. i entered the building blindfolded. and you were raped every day? translation: yes. every day. many men? translation: yes, many. anna is now supported in this safe house run by the salvation army. she has a baby which gives her a reason to carry on. her story should trigger alarm in authorities here and across europe. a broken life caused by a brutal crime. reeta chakrabarti, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the great escape — we'll tell you about a bullish bid for freedom, but did it succeed? prince charles has chosen his bride.

the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr eddie the of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake

of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the trump white house has issued tougher guidelines on dealing with illegal immigration. american officials have been told to enforce existing laws more strictly. and it's emerged a british fighter with the so—called islamic state who died in a suicide bomb attack on iraqi forces in mosul was a former detainee at guantanamo bay. the libyan red crescent has recovered the bodies of 87 migrants who were washed ashore near the western city of zawiya. officials believe the victims are from two boats that left libya at the weekend. last year more than 5,000 migrants drowned trying to cross the mediterranean to europe. 0ur north africa correspondent rana jawad has the latest. unidentified man, women, and children, lined the beach of the libyan coastal city of zawiya. like

many before them who met the same fate. their bodies will end up in unmarked graves. this is what led to the latest tragedy. rubber dinghies that are ill—equipped to make the long journey to —— get over pact with my crystal start dozens died. several intergovernmental agencies have been making strong efforts to stop people smuggling. but when people have no choice all little choice to leave their home country due to conflict, and security, or extreme poverty, they will continue to risk this journey. it is a risky journey that european leaders are pushing back against. when they megan moulton—levy this month, they devised a pact signed between libya and syria signed in 2008. as to give the eu greater access to the country's waters. they could return bus to libya. the agreement also includes funding to build transit

camps and improve health includes funding to build transit camps and in centres ealth at dissension centres there. critics argue % this i at dissension centres there. critics argue % this would lead to argue that this would lead to migrants trapped in a country need it in chaos, conflict, and human rights abuses by militias. and for some migrants, it can be a worse state than that they can meet them at sea. it is perhaps worth noting that it can impose cuts rescue 630 people today off the coast of libya. —— italian coastguards rescued. president trump has condemned recent threats againstjewish community centres in the us as "horrible" and "painful", adding that more must be done to "root out hate and prejudice". his comments follow growing criticism that he'd failed to denounce hate crimes against jewish people and institutions. on monday, 11jewish community centres across the us received hoax bomb threats. greg dawson reports. this cemetery in st louis was founded more than 120 years ago, and

it is never seen vandalism like this. more than 150 greystones, ripped from the ground, and toppled. it left some relatives of those buried wondering if the grace of their loved ones were intact. 0thers stayed after dark to look out for any signs of vandals returning. stayed after dark to look out for any signs of vandals returninglj lived any signs of vandals returning.” lived in israel for a long time, and when summing like this happens, typically you go and drive—by and look to see that everything is ok. this is just look to see that everything is ok. this isjust one look to see that everything is ok. this is just one act of whatjewish groups in the usa is part of a worrying rise in hate crimes against their community. since the beginning of the year, there have been reports that the jewish community centres of the year, there have been reports that thejewish community centres of 19 states. last week alone, 27 hoax bomb threats were made. and on monday, there were 11 threats in a single day. amid the fear, frustration at the fact that president trump has not been more outspoken. lastly, there was anger over his handling of the threats when asked by a reporter at a press

conference. but during tuesday's visit to the national museum of african american history and culture, the president issued a forthright condemnation that many had been waiting for. the anti—semitic threats targeting our jewish community and community centres a re jewish community and community centres are horrible. and they are painful. and they are a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out the haet, prejudice, and evil. white house officials complained that with jewish family, he should not have to prove his tolerance. but for some, this latest david, welcome, is still overdue. let's go to missouri now to speak to anti—defamation league's regional director karen aroesty. the adl fights anti—semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights. thank you for your time. you will

know the anne frank centre, and that it called the president's comments a band—aid. he has in effect been described as anti—semitic. you say that, really? i think described as anti—semitic. you say that, really? ithink those described as anti—semitic. you say that, really? i think those are strong words. i don't think we have gone that far with this president. i think we were heartened for the statement that he made at the museum. we also looking for substance to back that up. we have the tools and resources to deal with the tools and resources to deal with the white house. and to address anti—semitism that i do not think will stop, ever. you need layers. you need law enforcement and education, issues of personal accountability. and i am not sure we have heard that you from the white house. so we hope we will, soon. what you put this rise down to?

coincidence, it the ku klux klan supported this president, but that does not mean that he supports them. i think the rise is also part of a series of layers. it is a certain high level of nasty rhetoric. it is a level of online behaviour that is remarkable even for cyber hate.