All news on the topic: Migration

“Identity politics is tearing communities apart”, the former leader of Oldham council has warned, in the week marking the 25th anniversary of race riots across the north of England.

Most European citizens will never have heard of VFS Global. Accustomed to visa-free travel, they have probably never had to queue at one of its application centers, pay its service charges, or navigate its complex appointment booking systems.

Asylum seekers who commit crimes or lie about their status will lose their right to benefits and free accommodation under plans to be put to Parliament by Shabana Mahmood next week.

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan fell 20% in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), marking a continued decline since the Taliban’s 2022 nationwide ban on poppy farming.

Nigel Farage will pledge a significant reduction in business regulation as he details his party’s economic policies more thoroughly than ever before, aiming to enhance its reputation for fiscal responsibility.

A record number of people have been arrested as part of a government crackdown on illegal working in the UK.

Voting is currently underway in parliamentary elections in the Netherlands, and polls suggest that Geert Wilders’s anti-immigration Freedom Party (PVV) could again be the frontrunner, although there’s little likelihood of it being part of the next government.

Boris Johnson has said Nigel Farage’s stance on Russia is "extremely dangerous" and Reform UK is a threat to national security.

At least 25 people were arrested, and 26 police officers were injured – including four who were seriously hurt – at Tommy Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” protest, the Metropolitan Police said.

More than 100 asylum seekers have been detained for deportation to France, as the Prime Minister seeks to address migration issues, according to The Times.

The French government is preparing for legal challenges to new tactics, which include additional police, boats, and drones.

The PM again refused to say whether a quota would apply to the £3,500 youth mobility visas

From electrocution to decapitation, migrant workers on Saudi World Cup construction projects face deadly conditions amid a persistent lack of transparency and accountability.

Libyan authorities uncovered mass graves containing dozens of migrant bodies, allegedly linked to human trafficking networks, as part of an ongoing crackdown on smuggling operations.

Survey by Unison finds people on health and care worker visas also having to share beds and sleep rough.

Report by rights groups alleges border police refused to rescue boys and blocked activists’ efforts to save them.

New sanctions will target the finances of people smuggling networks in government attempts to stop migrants crossing the English Channel.

More Vietnamese attempted small-boat Channel crossings in the first half of 2024 than any other nationality.

Critics say border security bill for England and Wales likely to have minimal effect as record number of people cross Channel illegally.

French authorities carry out 12 rescue operations off northern coast during ‘intense’ day of attempted crossings