Welby takes the cue from the Pope who made a similar gesture in welcoming refugees into his home.
Trafficker turned police informant says desperate migrants are being sold for $15,000 a time.
Brexit vote has called into question how UK deals with the thorny issue of free movement of people.
There has also been a significant rise in penalties imposed on employers for hiring illegal immigrants.
IBTimes UK meets one of the 1% of refugees lucky enough to be resettled
Muhannad M said, 'Allah would never allow me to finance my own interests with someone else's wealth'.
More than 64,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean to Italy in 2016, according to the UN.
'These migrants have probably suffered inhuman treatment upon arrival,' human-rights groups have warned.
French government reassures UK 2003 border agreement will remain in place despite UK voting to leave EU.
Chagos Islands: 2,000 Chagossians who were removed from the islands now live in the UK.
Ship sank 135km north of Libya in 2015 with considerable loss of life.
This is the 25th such operation in the past 12 months and more than 11,300 migrants have been affected.
IBTimes UK meets the Somali girls forced to flee Kenya's refugee camps.
Former Labour minister also tells IBTimes UK that she would like immigration levels to be reduced.
Interior Ministry says it was a unique decision as Ali hopes it is a turning point for Africans.
Read Labour leader's full speech as Corbyn reacts to the UK's decision to split from the EU
IBTimes UK meets several of the 455,000 EU nationals living in the British capital.
For some the UK's historic decision to leave the EU translates into a rise of far right sentiment.
At least 40 migrant vessels were headed to Europe from Africa.
Razor wire fences obstructing animals from vital seasonal resources, study says.
Abdul Rahman Haroun walked 30 miles through Channel Tunnel risking death in search of a new life.
Jacob fled Mariupol in 2014 for Sweden as the war in eastern Ukraine raged
Nudists claim ban undermines their way of life, known as Freikorperkultur, or Free Body Culture.
Eurosceptic firebrand says he is more concerned about winning the 23 June vote than his leadership.
Prime minister has denied Steve Hilton's claims over the flagship general election pledge.
LGBTI refugees fled systematic human rights violations against the community in Uganda
IBTimes UK meets LGBTI Ugandans who claim they suffer attacks despite seeking safety in Kenya.
IBTimes UK attended celebrations in the capital's Kayole suburb as refugees performed traditional dances.
Lebanese say that Syrians are taking jobs, pushing down wages and stretching already-crumbling infrastructure
Many Palestinians who were forced out of Israel in 1948 have been exiles from Syria too.