More than 110 migrants die in Mediterranean in three days
Bodies of 70 people washed up on beach in western Libya on Thursday Four shipwrecks in the space of three days have claimed the lives of more 110 people in… »
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Thousands of victims of child trafficking denied right to stay in the UK
New data reveals significant number of young vulnerable people put at risk of deportation by the Home Office Kobe was in his final year at primary school when a drug… »
Home Office may use nets to stop migrant boats crossing Channel
Nets could be used to clog propellers and halt boats, says former Royal Marine in charge The Home Office is considering permitting the use of nets to prevent migrants from… »
Lawyers claim knife attack at law firm was inspired by Priti Patel’s rhetoric
Exclusive London firm blames recent violent assault on home secretary’s remarks that ‘activist lawyers’ were frustrating the removal of migrants Britain’s top lawyers have written to Priti Patel to express… »
Give refugees crossing Channel a chance, say Windrush survivors
Priti Patel risks replicating Home Office failings that led to scandal, victims and human rights campaigners warn Survivors of the Windrush scandal have attacked the home secretary, saying her approach… »
Asylum seeker removal flight to go ahead despite last-minute court action
Home Office says up to 20 people who came to UK on small boats will be sent to mainland Europe A charter flight to remove asylum seekers who recently arrived… »
Ministers accused of ‘betrayal’ over NHS surcharge for migrants
Doctors say it is unacceptable that foreign-born health workers are still paying the fee Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Doctors have accused ministers of “a crass… »
EU vows to help nationals ‘outside the mainstream’ stay in UK
Bloc’s first UK ambassador says right to remain for many vulnerable Europeans must be protected Prisoners and members of the Roma community, along with elderly people and the poorest in… »
UK to close door to non-English speakers and unskilled workers
Government plans to take ‘full control’ of borders a disaster for economy and jobs, say industry leaders and Labour Britain is to close its borders to unskilled workers and those… »
Brexit: Johnson condemned for dropping pledge to replace family reunion law
Lawyers warn loss of reunion rights for unaccompanied refugee children will put them in danger The loss of family reunion rights for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will leave them with “no… »
Net migration from EU into UK at lowest level since 2003, ONS says
Numbers are lower than before EU8 countries such as Poland and Lithuania joined bloc Net migration from the EU into the UK is at its lowest level since before the… »
French police clear ‘security hazard’ migrant camp
Hundreds of people removed from site near Dunkirk after court orders its closure More than 700 people, including families and young children, have been evicted from a temporary migrant camp… »
Captain who rescued 42 migrants: I’d do it again despite jail threat
Carola Rackete faces prospect of long trial for defying Italy’s ban on rescue ships The ship’s captain facing jail after defying Italian law to bring 42 migrants into port has… »
Shocking photo of drowned father and daughter highlights migrants’ border peril
The toddler’s arm was still draped around her father’s neck after bodies were found in the Rio Grande as they sought asylum Warning: contains graphic images The grim reality of… »
Mediterranean will be ‘sea of blood’ without rescue boats, UN warns
Refugee agency says risk of people dying attempting crossing is at its highest The risk of migrants and refugees becoming shipwrecked in the Mediterranean and dying at sea is the… »
ICC submission calls for prosecution of EU over migrant deaths
Member states should face punitive action over deaths in Mediterranean, say lawyers The EU and member states should be prosecuted for the deaths of thousands of migrants who drowned in… »
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa
Exclusive: Leaked paper shows determination to dissuade coastal states from cooperating The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU’s latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would… »
UK child migrants sent to Australia offered $36k compensation
Exclusive: 130,000 children sent to ex-colonies up to 1970s under ‘misguided’ programme Child migrants from Britain sent thousands of miles from home to Australia in what was described as a… »
Italy evicts more than 500 people from refugee centre
Move is first major eviction since rightwing government enacted hardline migration law More than 500 people are being ousted from a refugee reception centre in a town close to Rome… »
EU crackdown on golden visas criticised as ‘half-hearted’
Campaigners say action plan falls short of Europe-wide measures that are required The European commission is facing criticism for failing to crack down on the abuse of schemes that allow… »
Paweł Adamowicz: thousands attend Gdańsk mayor’s funeral
Poles mourn critic of ruling party’s anti-immigration policies who was stabbed at charity event Polish and European officials joined thousands of people from across Poland on Saturday for the funeral… »
UK and France pledge drive to tackle people smuggling in Channel
Labour accuse government of whipping up migration issue ahead of Brexit vote The home secretary, Sajid Javid, and his French counterpart have pledged to step up joint efforts to tackle… »
Children among dozens of migrants rescued crossing Channel
A group of about 40 migrants were picked up by the authorities in five separate incidents on Christmas Day Two children were among dozens of people rescued trying to cross… »
Second Guatemalan child dies after being detained by US border agents
Boy, eight, died on Christmas Day in hospital in New Mexico Death follows that of Jakelin Caal in custody this month An eight-year-old Guatemalan boy died in US government custody… »
‘Not my brother’: Italian court told defendant is not Eritrean smuggler
Relative of human trafficker Medhanie Yehdego Mered does not recognise detainee An Eritrean man says his brother, believed one of the world’s most wanted people smugglers, remains free while another… »
Theresa May: government still committed to immigration target – Politics live
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn at the last PMQs of 2018 and Sajid Javid publishing the immigration white paper… »
EU net migration to UK falls to lowest level in almost six years
Official figures show estimated 74,000 more EU nationals came to live in Britain than left Net migration from the EU to the UK has fallen to the lowest level in… »
Choose Love: the shop where customers buy gifts for refugees
Pop-up London store sells items such as sleeping bags, blankets and solar lamps An orderly queue formed outside the Choose Love store despite the November cold. But unlike the thousands… »
Revealed: one in four Europeans vote populist
Exclusive research shows how populists tripled their vote over the past two decades Continue reading…
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
Angela Rayner expected to get significant new role after backlash following her removal as party chair • Elections 2021 live – latest news and reaction Keir Starmer is expected to… »