All news on the topic: Migrants

556
78 arrested as Spain-led operation smashes violent Mediterranean smuggling network using "ghost boats"
A Spanish-led international police operation supported by Europol arrested 78 suspects in Spain and Algeria, dismantling an alleged violent smuggling network across the western Mediterranean, Europol stated Friday
763
Revealed: Albanian people smugglers forcing migrants into Britain’s drug supply chain
A Sky News investigation has uncovered how the UK’s illegal drug trade is being supported by people-smuggling networks
616
Norfolk police investigate coordinated attacks on homes after violent disorder in Thetford
Thetford in Norfolk descended into chaos on Wednesday night, with protesters throwing rocks at officers and breaking doors and windows in an attempt to enter the properties, with one female officer "seriously bitten".
501
Rescue launched after migrant boat carrying 160 people catches fire in Channel
A search and rescue operation was launched at around 6am on Tuesday after a so-called "mega dinghy" carrying around 160 migrants went up in flames in French waters, with 157 people rescued and taken to Boulogne-sur-Mer
740
Afghan migrant jailed for piloting Channel dinghy carrying 95 people
An Afghan national who piloted a dinghy in the Channel carrying 95 other migrants has been jailed for two years.
518
Thousands of charity workers in England and Wales face threats and intimidation, survey finds
Staff at thousands of charities across England and Wales are believed to have been threatened and intimidated in person, according to troubling new research.
706
Essex criminal led gang that smuggled Afghan migrants into UK in secret truck compartment
An Essex-based gang fronted by a career criminal have been found guilty of smuggling Afghan migrants into the UK using a truck, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency.
699
Ten migrants found dead after boat capsizes off Malta
Approximately 48 people were rescued alive after a vessel reportedly left Libya carrying about 60 passengers.
834
Vance enters British murder row after police handcuffed dying Henry Nowak
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday waded into a British dispute that has erupted over the murder of a student, blaming ‌his death on what he said was civilizational decline and the failure to stop the "mass invasion of migrants".
748
Channel crisis deepens as more than 1,100 migrants arrive in UK over bank holiday heatwave
More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel during the hot spell of weather.
775
Seven Afghan migrants charged with rape and child sex abuse in Norwich grooming gang case
Seven Afghan men who were part of an alleged grooming gang have been charged with 40 sexual offences including rape and child sex abuse.
691
Migrants likely suffocated in overcrowded truck on Balkan smuggling route
Croatian police are hunting for an alleged people smuggler who is believed to have dumped the bodies of four migrants and abandoned dozens of others near the Slovenian border earlier this month.
687
Armed Libyan patrol opens fire on Sea-Watch vessel after migrant rescue in international waters
The German humanitarian organization Sea-Watch said that an armed vessel affiliated with the Libyan Coast Guard opened fire on one of its rescue ships shortly after the crew pulled 90 people from an overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean.
782
100,000 migrants crossed Channel after Suella Braverman vowed to "stop the boats"
More than 100,000 people have arrived by small boat since Suella Braverman’s flagship law to end Channel crossings passed, latest figures show.
749
Greece faces renewed scrutiny as Frontex files link border abuses to state authorities in Evros pushback cases
Frontex reports and a recent BBC investigation have renewed scrutiny of Greece’s Evros border operations, documenting allegations of violent pushbacks in which masked men were allegedly used alongside Greek officers.
719
CTM faces scrutiny after £118m billing error exposed in UK asylum accommodation contracts
The Australian company that operated the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge has admitted overcharging by £118 million - £40 million more than originally estimated.
843
‘We weren’t told’: Villagers blast secret migrant housing near primary school
The villagers are in conflict with the Home Office for "secretly" moving migrants into a £500,000 cottage—one of whom was arrested for allegedly harassing schoolgirls.
657
Illegal migrants instructed to falsely claim domestic abuse against partners to remain in the UK
Migrants are reportedly pretending to be victims of domestic abuse to stay in the UK – significantly affecting the lives of their British partners.
594
‘Nobody here is gay’ undercover footage reveals scale of asylum fraud
A BBC investigation exposed these fake claims, which are being used by migrants, often whose student or work visas have expired.
615
Masked migrants ’recruited by Greek police’ to force other migrants back across border into Turkey
Greek police have been ‘hiring masked migrants’ to forcibly push other migrants back across the border with Turkey.
765
UK invokes new law after fatal Channel crossing kills four migrants
A Sudanese man has been arrested on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants drowned trying to cross the Channel.
597
“Tripadvisor for migrants”: two ringleaders jailed for 19 years over international migrant smuggling network to Europe
Two men who ran a massive people-smuggling operation from a car wash have been sentenced to 19 years each in prison.
600
Deadly Channel crossing: four dead as migrant ‘taxi-boat’ sinks off French coast
French authorities say the situation is still being assessed after a ‘taxi-boat’ sank between France and the UK.
899
Raids smash £40m people-smuggling gang that trafficked 1,000 Vietnamese migrants into Britain
This is the moment cops raided the home of a woman linked to a £40million trafficking ring that smuggled 1,000 Vietnamese migrants into Britain.
668
Italian Coast Guard retrieves 19 bodies from vessel in sea near Lampedusa
The bodies of 19 people were recovered from an inflatable boat south of the island of Lampedusa by the Italian coastguard, a spokesperson told AFP.