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Immigration has been a fixture of Britain’s political discourse for so long, it now feels, like Voltaire’s god, that if the issue did not exist, we…

Anti-racism campaigners have criticised proposals to allow police to reveal the ethnicity and migration status of suspects, after a row triggered by claims police “covered up”…

The Home Office is threatening to ban a Canadian academic from the UK after she was unable to renew her visa in time during a mental…

Napier barracks, one of the first mass accommodation sites opened to house asylum seekers, will not be closing as planned in the coming weeks, as the…

Ministers will spend an extra £100m on measures to deter Channel crossings, including on the planned “one in, one out” returns agreement with France, the Home…

“It will be nice to have a rest at last,” said Comfort Olufunmilayo Olawo, who has spent the last 50 years commuting between the UK and…

A pattern of “hostile language” in news reports and UK parliamentary debates is more likely to describe people of colour as immigrants, or with less sympathy,…

Ministers are to outlaw social media adverts promoting journeys on small boats across the Channel to asylum seekers.The government will create a UK-wide criminal offence that…

What happens if officers cross the line? Usually very little.Paths to suing federal officers are even more limited than for police officers, making it particularly hard…

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