All news on the topic: Migrant crisis

Britain will continue accepting nearly 300,000 people a year despite major crackdowns on immigration, a government adviser has said.

On Tuesday, over 700 migrants crossed the English Channel, marking the highest number of arrivals on a single day so far this year.

The Libyan Attorney General accused suspected traffickers of torturing migrants to pressure their families into paying ransoms for their release.

Campaigners fear lives could be put at risk as government sets record number of deportations

UK government to boost staff, crack down on employers, in bid to fight people smuggling.

‘Hundreds more suspects’ from violence led by far right should expect to be arrested, say police chiefs

More than 800 asylum seekers arrived in Britain via small boats on Tuesday, the highest single-day figure since late 2022, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a July 4 national election.

Hundreds of people – including children – face lengthy prison sentences under harsh Greek anti-smuggling law

It comes as more than 700 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats yesterday

Little Sara died in the channel crossing from France to the UK along with four adults - her heartbroken dad has now shed new light on the horrifying tragedy as police arrest a young Sudanese man

Police believe those arrested charged people thousands of pounds to bring them to the UK illegally.

A police operation is under way after reports at least five people have died during an attempt to cross the Channel with coast guards reporting ’lifeless bodies’

After deadly Moscow terror attack, authorities have targeted vulnerable scapegoats.

The Home Office called the figure “unacceptable” and said it showed the importance of getting flights to Rwanda going as soon as possible

At least 60 migrants are dead after a dinghy sunk in the Mediterranean Sea - with 25 survivors picked up by the Ocean Viking, a vessel operated by the humanitarian group SOS Méditerranée

Tory Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove said there is 'no specific evidence' to support Suella Braverman's claim that churches are helping bogus asylum claims

The National Border Patrol Council posted a fake itinerary for the the 81-year-old president’s trek down to Brownsville, Texas in a tweet on Saturday following his visit

The girl, who died has not been named, and was thought to be travelling with her parents, who have been taken to hospital following the ordeal in the English Channel

Five-year-old Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero had a myriad of viruses and medical conditions before his untimely death about two months ago, according to the local medical examiner's report

One person has been charged with assisting unlawful entry into the UK after migrants were found in the back of a lorry at Newhaven ferry port in East Sussex

The boat's teen pilot is on trial over the December 2022 incident but a refugee charity has filed for complaints, including ‘involuntary manslaughter’, against British authorities

Almost 30,000 asylum seekers made the perilous voyage across the English Channel in 2023, despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledging to 'stop the boats' more than a year ago. As such, almost 2,000 Mirror readers say the PM has failed to deliver on his promise

The number of asylum seekers arriving by small boat to the UK last year may have fallen - but it's still the second highest on record. Do you think the Tories have delivered on their pledge to stop the boats?

At least 61 people died when the boat carrying migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea capsized off the coast of Libya, as rescuers reported seeing a 'deflated rubber boat' in high waves