Migration

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A young person wearing a baseball cap and a backpack and carrying a suitcase stands in the middle of the image. To the left of the image a passport with a boarding card is held up. To the right of the image is a migrant family of a man, woman and child on a beach, walking. In the top right corner is a partial view of a UK visa document

Track UK's latest migration numbers - net migration, visas, asylum and small boats

Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK

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22 hrs ago

A Border Security Command vessel on the sea with a large black inflatable dinghy hanging from a crane alongside. The dinghy is several metres long and attached to the side of the boat.

Teen pleads guilty over Channel boat with 165 migrants

A man admits endangering lives at sea after piloting a dinghy with a then-record number of migrants.

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1 day ago

Republic of Ireland net migration continues to fall from Ukraine war peak

New figures show that ever since the Ukraine war, net migration to the Republic of Ireland has steadily decreased.

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7 days ago

Join EU migration pact to tackle small boats, says Ed Davey

The Liberal Democrats say taking part in the scheme would "destroy the business model" of gangs arranging Channel crossings.

7 days ago

Thousands of life jackets, covered in plastic wrapping, were seized by the German authorities in the spring

Warehouse full of seized life jackets from small boats gangs

Inside a warehouse in a secret location in Germany, thousands of life jackets and dozens of dinghies are stacked on top of each other after being seized in a raid on smuggling gangs.

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8 days ago

Large numbers of bright orange lifejackets are seen in plastic bags inside a warehouse

Inside secret police warehouse as Germany targets small boats gangs

German authorities seize dinghies and life jackets during their first raids under a new law that cracks down on smuggling.

8 days ago

15 Aug 2026

Moroccan security forces monitor dozens of migrants who have gathered on the outskirts of the border town of Castillejos, Morocco

Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta, reports say

Security had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday.

15 Aug 2026

14 Aug 2026

Rubber flotation rings sit on a beach in front of a line of arriving migrants in Ceuta.

Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross

BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.

14 Aug 2026

12 Aug 2026

Waves lap on a sandy beach which has a few stones scattered across it. The water is calm and the sky is blue. In the distance are some red buoys.

Fifth man charged over small boat landing in Essex

An Albanian national appears in court after a boat was spotted on a sandy beach last month.

12 Aug 2026