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More than 300 experts sign letter against Government’s ‘unworkable’ migrant Bill

More than 300 academic experts in migration have signed a joint letter to the Government to object to the UK’s Illegal Immigration Bill, arguing the policy is not “evidence based, workable, or legal under human rights law”. The scholars, from mostly ...

15 Mar 2023 at 05:54

Illegal Migration Bill passes first Commons test amid pleas from MPs for changes

Controversial asylum proposals have cleared their first Commons hurdle amid pleas from Tory MPs for amendments to protect trafficked women, children and modern slavery victims. The Illegal Migration Bill aims to stop people claiming asylum in the ...

14 Mar 2023 at 00:45

People-smuggling ‘lynchpin’ spent illicit cash on £1,000 Louboutin trainers

A lynchpin figure in a cross-Channel operation charging £18,500 a head to smuggle people in lorries into the UK spent his illicit cash on £1,000 Louboutin trainers and building a house in his native Vietnam. Hai Xuan Le, who lived above a nail ...

22 Feb 2023 at 14:19

Government like ‘band on the Titanic’ over illegal migration, says Tory MP

A Tory MP compared the Government to the “band on the Titanic”, according to leaked WhatsApp messages. The messages, reported by Sky News and apparently leaked from the so-called Common Sense Group of Tory MPs on WhatsApp, reveal a number of ...

29 Jan 2023 at 20:33

‘Best smuggler’ jailed for 17 years after arranging Channel small boat crossings

An Iranian national who dubbed himself “the best smuggler” has been jailed for 17 years after he arranged Channel small boat crossings from his home in Lancashire. On Friday, Amanj Hasan Zada, of Stefano Road, Preston, was convicted by a ...

08 Nov 2024 at 16:35

Thousands of illegal workers arrested in Government border security crackdown

Thousands of migrants working illegally in nail bars, car washes and restaurants have been arrested as part of the Government’s efforts to tighten UK border security. Some 3,930 arrests have been made across 5,424 visits by immigration ...

10 Feb 2025 at 07:51

Minister defends publishing raids footage in illegal worker arrests crackdown

A Home Office minister has defended the Government’s decision to publish footage of immigration raids as part of a border security crackdown as she insisted Labour’s policy is “compassionate”. Dame Angela Eagle has said it is ...

10 Feb 2025 at 13:21

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Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations

Pope Francis issued a major rebuke to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrants. Francis warned that the programme to forcefully deport people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their ...

11 Feb 2025 at 13:35

Macron blames Brexit for rise in illegal immigration

Emmanuel Macron blamed Brexit for a rise in the number of small boats crossing the Channel, as he and Sir Keir Starmer announced a new “one in, one out” deal to return migrants. In a joint press conference with the ...

10 Jul 2025 at 17:49

Sanctions to be introduced to target people-smuggling gangs

Gang leaders, corrupt police officers and companies selling small boat equipment for Channel crossings could face having their assets frozen and being banned from travel to the UK in efforts to curb the ...

22 Jul 2025 at 08:23

First sanctions targeting people-smuggling gangs take effect

The first wave of sanctions aimed at key figures in people-smuggling gangs have come into force in a bid to hit those involved in assisting illegal immigration to the UK. They target 25 individuals and ...

23 Jul 2025 at 09:15

Three arrested as demo takes place outside hotel used to house migrants

Three people have been arrested at a protest and counter-protest outside a hotel being used to house migrants. Sunday saw the latest in a series of demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, ...

27 Jul 2025 at 20:28

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