Immigration
Here’s what people in Dover really think about UK immigration
Here’s what people in Dover really think about UK immigration
The day after a petrol bomb was thrown at a Dover immigration centre, Home Secretary Suella Braverman used the word “invasion” to describe people crossing the English Channel on small boats. We asked the people of Dover what they really thought.
What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?
What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?
Days without food and water, inadequate bedding, overcrowding and outbreaks of illness have been reported at the Manston migrant centre
‘The system isn’t an accident’: How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment
‘The system isn’t an accident’: How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment
Sami Ibrahim’s father was stateless until he was 40. Now Ibrahim wants audiences to confront the reality of citizenship
Home Office visa delays are ‘pushing people into poverty’
Home Office visa delays are ‘pushing people into poverty’
How opera is giving a powerful voice to migrants
How opera is giving a powerful voice to migrants
Rallies planned outside detention centres in solidarity with those locked up ahead of Rwanda flights
Rallies planned outside detention centres in solidarity with those locked up ahead of Rwanda flights
Our migration story has shaped us – it’s time it shapes the curriculum too
Our migration story has shaped us – it’s time it shapes the curriculum too
Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
‘I don’t even know what Jamaica looks like’, says man detained ahead of deportation flight
‘I don’t even know what Jamaica looks like’, says man detained ahead of deportation flight
Families fear another Jamaica deportation charter flight is imminent after reports of detentions
Families fear another Jamaica deportation charter flight is imminent after reports of detentions
The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But what about its human rights record?
The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But what about its human rights record?
EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of ‘failing’ Home Office portal
EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of ‘failing’ Home Office portal
‘I locked my flat in tears’: The diary of one Ukrainian refugee’s two-week journey to the UK
‘I locked my flat in tears’: The diary of one Ukrainian refugee’s two-week journey to the UK
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Priti Patel U-turn means Ukrainian refugees can apply for visas online
Priti Patel U-turn means Ukrainian refugees can apply for visas online
‘My mum can’t take it much longer’: Ukrainians turned away as UK visa centres fail to cope with demand
‘My mum can’t take it much longer’: Ukrainians turned away as UK visa centres fail to cope with demand
Diane Abbott accuses the government of ‘waiting for the Windrush generation to die’
Diane Abbott accuses the government of ‘waiting for the Windrush generation to die’
Ukrainian woman told to pay for mother to come to UK despite free visas pledge
Ukrainian woman told to pay for mother to come to UK despite free visas pledge
UK lawyers are stepping up to offer free immigration advice to Ukrainians
UK lawyers are stepping up to offer free immigration advice to Ukrainians
‘An injustice and an outrage’: MPs speak against ‘draconian’ Borders Bill outside parliament
‘An injustice and an outrage’: MPs speak against ‘draconian’ Borders Bill outside parliament
Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Campaigners slam Priti Patel’s ‘flawed and dangerous’ plan to x-ray asylum seekers to verify their age
Campaigners slam Priti Patel’s ‘flawed and dangerous’ plan to x-ray asylum seekers to verify their age
What it’s like to have your life put on hold by the Home Office
What it’s like to have your life put on hold by the Home Office
Priti Patel threatened with legal action if she doesn’t give up control of Windrush compensation scheme
Priti Patel threatened with legal action if she doesn’t give up control of Windrush compensation scheme
The Channel crossing deaths must be a turning point for this government
The Channel crossing deaths must be a turning point for this government
RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
