All news on the topic: Illegal Migration

Asylum seekers in Britain could have to repay the state around £10,000 ($13,222) for accommodation and basic living support before becoming eligible to apply for settlement, the government said on Monday ‌in its latest effort to deter illegal migration.

In a huge overhaul, Shabana Mahmood will put forward plans to use members of the public to decide asylum appeals.

More than 60,000 migrants have no right to be in the country, a damning leaked Government report reveals.

Two small boat smugglers who steered packed migrant dinghies across the Channel have been jailed for endangering lives under a new law.

Migrants are reportedly pretending to be victims of domestic abuse to stay in the UK – significantly affecting the lives of their British partners.

A U.K. court has sentenced two Vietnamese nationals to more than a decade in prison each for running a lucrative people-smuggling operation advertised on Facebook.

Ofcom said the company had put users of an emergency alarm and monitoring service "at direct risk of harm". Virgin says it has made improvements since the failures during a migration to digital landlines.

A record number of people have been arrested as part of a government crackdown on illegal working in the UK.

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on several Balkan-based crime figures and gangs linked to “illegal migration to the U.K.,” and members of an international network financing people-smuggling operations.

Anyone who wants a job in Britain will soon need a digital ID under plans backed by Sir Keir Starmer.

A family of three, including a small child, has become the first arrivals from France under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal, the Home Office has said.

Sir Keir Starmer is considering introducing digital ID cards in an attempt to crack down on small boat crossings, Downing Street has said.