All news on the topic: Immigration and asylum

A man who tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for nine years, the joint-longest prison sentence in connection with the UK’s summer of riots.

Charities and politicians praise increase to 56 days but press for move to be made permanent

People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal

Social workers declined to provide short-term foster care for Mazeedat Adeoye whose mother had overstayed visa

Staff at Brook House had warned it was ‘only a matter of time’ before someone died as a result of taking the drug

Several bodies pulled from sea after boat got into difficulty off coast of Audresselles on Monday night

Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena

French authorities say 65 people rescued after overloaded boat sinks off coast of Wissant

Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan

Photos of burnt belongings – including documents needed to apply for asylum – are the latest alleged evidence of brutality on EU borders

Physical documents proving residence rights to be replaced by online visas at end of year despite functionality concerns

Government had objected to report’s publication as it may ‘damage trust of affected communities’

Department says it has reconsidered case of Tajwer Siddiqui, whose autistic adult daughter was refused visa

The deal Giorgia Meloni has struck with Albania will see Tirana accept asylum seekers on Italy’s behalf while their claims are processed.

Anas Al Mustafa, 43, sentenced to 10 years after seven people were hidden in a concealed space in his van

Review also highlights racial profiling in police practices, and failure to address legacies of colonialism and slavery

Fifty-three people were rescued by helicopter on Sunday morning, French authorities have said

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".

Shreyas Royal, whose family was granted visa after appeal by Rachel Reeves, aspires to become world chess champion by 21

Yusuf Deen Kargbo was roomate of Leonard Farruku and almost certainly last person to have seen him alive

French authorities say they received call for help from overcrowded dinghy in early hours of Sunday

Home Office urged to extend year-end date for expiry of biometric residence permits after postponing eVisas rollout