refugee crisis

US immigration agents arrest 81 people in Charlotte in a one-day crackdown, sparking outrage as officials debate Donald Trump's policies on arrests and refugees.

Tanmay Puri Nov 17, 2025

Irish citizens are taking to the streets and to Twitter to protest the housing projects funded by the government to aid Ukrainian refugees.

Andrea Tode Jimenez Oct 13, 2024

Shamima Begum, who left the UK to join the ISIS, lost another appeal against the UK government's decision to strip her of her British citizenship.

Danielle Summer Mar 28, 2024

Recent data exposes the new Home Office policies for increasing the number of homeless refugees in UK cities by more than 80 per cent.

Danielle Summer Jan 02, 2024

Asylum seekers are speaking out against the Bibby Stockholm Barge after a series of suicides, revealing that "the boat is like a prison".

Danielle Summer Dec 20, 2023

New Home Office data shows that housing migrants in hotels across the UK cost the taxpayer around £8 million a day, and the government announced a new crackdown on asylum seekers.

Danielle Summer Oct 25, 2023

A man who had his phone seized after driving a small boat that carried 50 migrants to the UK has been jailed under the Adapted Illegal Migration Act.

Danielle Summer Sep 07, 2023

The Home Office continue to target migrant workers, asylum seekers and refugees by implementing increased penalties and fighting for the Rwanda bill.

Danielle Summer Aug 09, 2023

The UK government partners with tech companies to "clamp down" on refugee-related smuggling content on social media.

Danielle Summer Aug 07, 2023

UNHCR reveal that refugees are returning to Ukraine, bomb shelters have been developed into classrooms, and houses are being repaired in the run-up to winter.

Danielle Summer Jul 26, 2023

The authorities in France, Canada, Greece and the US have been criticised for their lack of efforts toward the migrant fishing-boat rescue mission. The cost of the OceanGate rescue mission is expected to surpass $6.5 million.

Danielle Summer Jun 27, 2023

In honour of Refugee Week, Refugee Action has collaborated with Lush to make all refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people feel welcome in the UK.

Danielle Summer Jun 21, 2023

Tony Garnett, 29, left his long-time partner and the mother of his two children for his Ukrainian refugee girlfriend who he had met just ten days before they decided to elope.

Sadhna Yadav May 23, 2022

Majeda Khouri is a Syrian refugee living in the UK and sharing her fascinating story one spoonful at a time.

Holly Snelling Feb 03, 2018

By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people.

Gulrez Shah Azhar Dec 19, 2017

Scotland houses 2,000 Syrian refugees three years ahead of schedule through the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 18, 2017

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is showcasing a new film, Human Flow, about 21st century refugees

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Dec 08, 2017

Italian bishop condemns nativity scene in Castenaso portraying Jesus sitting in migrant dinghy to symbolise plight of refugees and migrants crossing Mediterranean.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 05, 2017

Mayor of Altena Andreas Hollstein was allegedly targeted by a man wielding a 15-inch knife possibly because of his 'very liberal views on refugees', said German media.

William Watkinson Nov 28, 2017

Rohingya live in segregated conditions in the Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where they are regarded as stateless people and unwelcome migrants from Bangladesh.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 23, 2017

Police urged asylum seekers to leave as their stay in the closed down centre, in an area used by the Papua New Guinea navy, was illegal.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 23, 2017

Libya is one of the main transit routes for migrants trying to reach Europe, but thousands remain trapped in the violence-ridden country amid fears they are being tortured and sold off as slaves.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 20, 2017

Rabia Nasimi fled Afghanistan, along with her family, when she was five. In the UK, her new home, she was able to thrive and fight her way to Cambridge.

Rabia Nasimi Nov 01, 2017

Haitian rapper and philanthropist talks to IBTimes UK on migration, racism and life in America under the Donald Trump administration.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 20, 2017

The German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has proposed that the nation introduces public holidays during Muslim festivals. His comments were rounded on by the AfD.

IBT UK Contributor Oct 13, 2017

Deaths come as UN calls for end to military operations in Myanmar.

Ludovica Iaccino Sep 29, 2017

"The wall was in a very bad state" explained the owner of the building in the French town.

Ludovica Iaccino Sep 12, 2017

Johnson visited the country to discuss solutions to conflict, terrorism and human trafficking.

Ludovica Iaccino Aug 25, 2017

Tensions running high in Rome as hundreds of refugees evicted from houses encamp in streets as 'they have nowhere to go'

Ludovica Iaccino Aug 25, 2017

Activists and rights groups claim 800 refugees forcibly evicted without being offered alternative accommodations.

Ludovica Iaccino Aug 24, 2017