All news on the topic: Immigration and asylum

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’Major’ Turkish supplier of small boats for Channel migrant crossings arrested as UK’s ’British FBI’ conducts airport operation
A suspected people smuggler has been arrested in Amsterdam, accused of supplying small boats for English Channel crossings.
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First death in UK immigration removal centre believed to be linked to the drug spice
Staff at Brook House had warned it was ‘only a matter of time’ before someone died as a result of taking the drug
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French coastguard reports rescuing over 50 people from the Channel
Several bodies pulled from sea after boat got into difficulty off coast of Audresselles on Monday night
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UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians on a single flight
Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena
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Baby dies after boat capsizes during attempted Channel crossing, rescue efforts underway
French authorities say 65 people rescued after overloaded boat sinks off coast of Wissant
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Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to become eligible to live in UK after new information found
Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan
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Croatian police accused of burning asylum seekers’ phones and passports
Photos of burnt belongings – including documents needed to apply for asylum – are the latest alleged evidence of brutality on EU borders
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Long-term UK residents fear being ’locked out’ by eVisas
Physical documents proving residence rights to be replaced by online visas at end of year despite functionality concerns
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Home Office compelled to release critical report on the origins of the Windrush scandal
Government had objected to report’s publication as it may ‘damage trust of affected communities’
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Doctor who feared deportation after visa setback wins Home Office U-turn
Department says it has reconsidered case of Tajwer Siddiqui, whose autistic adult daughter was refused visa
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Starmer to explore Albania migration deal after meeting Italian PM and appointing new border security chief
The deal Giorgia Meloni has struck with Albania will see Tirana accept asylum seekers on Italy’s behalf while their claims are processed.
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A man has been jailed for smuggling people into the UK, who were discovered screaming for help
Anas Al Mustafa, 43, sentenced to 10 years after seven people were hidden in a concealed space in his van
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UK must curb rise in racist hate speech by politicians and public figures, UN says
Review also highlights racial profiling in police practices, and failure to address legacies of colonialism and slavery
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Two people die attempting to cross Channel in dinghy
Fifty-three people were rescued by helicopter on Sunday morning, French authorities have said
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Asylum seekers ’slept in the woods’ as rioters attacked Rotherham hotel in a ’disgusting display of thuggery’
A senior South Yorkshire Police officer describes "a particularly sickening moment" when a wheelie bin was pushed against the Holiday Inn, which provides accommodation for asylum seekers, and set on fire "with the clear intent to cause serious harm to the residents and staff".
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Boy, 15, becomes youngest British chess grandmaster
Shreyas Royal, whose family was granted visa after appeal by Rachel Reeves, aspires to become world chess champion by 21
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Home Office threatened to deport man likely to be a key witness in the Bibby Stockholm inquest
Yusuf Deen Kargbo was roomate of Leonard Farruku and almost certainly last person to have seen him alive
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One dead and dozens rescued in latest attempt to cross Channel
French authorities say they received call for help from overcrowded dinghy in early hours of Sunday
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‘Cliff edge’ deadline for UK digital visas still leaves 4m at risk of losing rights
Home Office urged to extend year-end date for expiry of biometric residence permits after postponing eVisas rollout