Migrants from the EU into Britain are more likely to be paying taxes than claiming benefits. So why do some people think migration is harmful, and how should this divisive issue be dealt with? The Economist's Emma Hogan offers her thoughts

A couple who live next to a military training camp planned to house up to 500 migrants say they feel 'ignored'by the Home Office.



interview with Kim Bailey, chairwoman of Crowborough Shield, wants to file an injunction to...

A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK in 2025 after crossing the English Channel – the second-highest annual figure on record.



The Home Office confirmed on Thursday that no migrants made the journey on New Year’s Eve,...

The number of days since migrants were last recorded arriving in the UK after crossing the Channel is on the eve of becoming the longest stretch of its kind in seven years.



The most recent date on which people reached the...

Discarded dinghies and shoes litter the sand on Gravelines beach in northern France, which is commonly used by people as a launch site for migrants attempting to cross the English Channel.



On Wednesday the UK was among 27...

The major change, if adopted, could see the return of migrant hubs and EU countries striking bilateral agreements with non-member states to facilitate deportation of rejected asylum seekers.

Peru has declared a state of emergency along its border with Chile, deploying soldiers as undocumented migrants face dire conditions.

New footage released by Spanish authorities shows members of the Spanish Red Cross helping people getting to shore on the island of El Hierro.

U.S. federal and municipal officials have identified the two National Guard members shot mere blocks from the White House, and said that multiple search warrants are being carried out to try and understand the movements and motivations...

Hundreds march through Crowborough, in East Sussex, in protest against a proposed 600-migrant facility at Crowborough Training Camp. Includes part of speech by UKIP leader Nick Tenconi.

St George's flags, Union Jack flags and Remembrance flags dominate Kingstanding Circle roundabout in Birmingham.

Shabana Mahmood will ban three countries from accessing UK visas if they fail to take back illegal migrants as she plans to overhaul human rights law as part of a sweeping reform of the asylum system.



Three African countries,...

Ministers will overhaul human rights law to make deporting illegal migrants easier, as part of a sweeping reform of the asylum system.



Billed as the largest change to the UK’s system in the modern era, Home Secretary Shabana...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling on global leaders to protect the rights and dignity of those living on the frontlines of the climate crisis, including migrants and displaced persons, Indigenous Peoples, and...

The Home Secretary has vowed to “restore order” to the British asylum system with “sweeping changes” modelled on the approach taken by Denmark.



Shabana Mahmood will lay out a series of reforms to the asylum system in the...

Chileans prepare to vote, with new priorities shifting from education, health, and economy.

People thought to be migrants arriving from a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel.

Another migrant has re-entered the UK by small boat after being removed to France under the Government’s “one in, one out” returns deal, the Home Office has confirmed.



The man was detained immediately and will be sent back...

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to the Border Force compound in Dover, Kent on a Border Force vessel.

Migrants cram into a dinghy in Gravelines, northern France, amid misty, dangerous English Channel conditions.

Migrants cram into a dinghy in Gravelines, northern France, amid misty and dangerous English Channel conditions.

People thought to be migrants boarding a small boat in Gravelines, France.

The French coastguard brings 94 people to safety after their small boat collapsed as they attempted to cross the Channel from Dunkirk.



The French maritime prefecture said it had dispatched a number of coastguard and naval...

More than a dozen at-sea migrant rescue organisations are banding together to form a new fleet, cutting contact with the Libyan coast guard.