Illegal Immigration
Explained: Johnson’s offshore migrant detention plans
Explained: Johnson’s offshore migrant detention plans
Flurry of leaks reveal government is considering a series of ideas to reform asylum screening
1 Oct 2020
Explained: Patel’s plan to ship migrants to south Atlantic
Explained: Patel’s plan to ship migrants to south Atlantic
Home Office officials asked to look into building migrant centres on Ascension and St Helena
30 Sep 2020
Britain tops EU table for child asylum claims
Britain tops EU table for child asylum claims
Number of unaccompanied minors seeking refuge in UK rose to 3,650 last year
26 Jun 2020
Home Office ‘has no idea’ how many people in UK illegally
Home Office ‘has no idea’ how many people in UK illegally
New NAO report says government has not updated estimated figures for undocumented migrants for 15 years
17 Jun 2020
Migrants to be used as ‘whistle-blowers’ to nab traffickers
Migrants to be used as ‘whistle-blowers’ to nab traffickers
National Crime Agency to offer more lenient treatment to immigration offenders who help jail smugglers
1 Jun 2020
Italy to grant 600,000 illegal migrants right to stay
Italy to grant 600,000 illegal migrants right to stay
Plan prompted by labour shortages amid coronavirus lockdown
7 May 2020
Instant Opinion: BBC in trouble ‘because UK TV is now bad'
Instant Opinion: BBC in trouble ‘because UK TV is now bad'
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10 Feb 2020
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Essex lorry deaths: who has been arrested?
Essex lorry deaths: who has been arrested?
Eight more people detained as postmortem examinations of the 39 victims continue
4 Nov 2019
Will Trump’s tariffs solve his Mexico ‘immigration problem’?
Will Trump’s tariffs solve his Mexico ‘immigration problem’?
US president announces 5% tax on all goods from neighbouring nation in bid to halt migrant influx
31 May 2019
Fact check: how much does illegal immigration cost the US?
Fact check: how much does illegal immigration cost the US?
Groups on both sides of the immigration debate have questioned Donald Trump’s latest figures
21 Dec 2018
Fifteen children found inside refrigerated lorry in Sussex
Fifteen children found inside refrigerated lorry in Sussex
Driver arrested after Vietnamese youngsters and six adults discovered in shipment of sparkling water
7 Nov 2018
Migrant caravan: 4,000 trekking towards US border
Migrant caravan: 4,000 trekking towards US border
Donald Trump threatens to halt humanitarian aid to Central America unless Hondurans fleeing violence are stopped
18 Oct 2018
Trump’s faith guru: ‘Jesus was not an illegal immigrant’
Trump’s faith guru: ‘Jesus was not an illegal immigrant’
Televangelist Paula White says Christ ‘would not have been our Messiah’ if he had broken immigration laws
12 Jul 2018