Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings

Housing secretary says Home Office moved goalposts with ‘disruptive’ change to permanent residence rules

On 30 July, between 50 000 and 60 000 people tried to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa. At least 88 died and many remain missing. What these e

Migration commissioner says scheme regularising undocumented people ‘not a good signal’ for Europe

European Commission president says work needed in five areas of migration control including returning more people

The Home Office has made a fresh request for ‘back door’ access to encrypted iCloud data belonging to British users

Companies must ensure people know when they are interacting with artificially generated images, audio and text designed to look real

Our immigration statistics have served to legitimise racism. Reduced net migration was not what people wanted

Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sector