Home Office plans to put migrants on barges and cruise ships

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Migrants arriving in the UK via small boats could be housed in ferries and barges as well as disused military bases under government plans to reduce the spending on hotels. Immigration minister Robert … Read more

Home Office plans to put migrants on barges and cruise ships

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Migrants arriving in the UK via small boats could be housed in ferries and barges as well as disused military bases under government plans to reduce the spending on hotels. Immigration minister Robert … Read more

Tory MP suggests tents ‘perfectly acceptable’ to house migrants before removal

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tents would be “perfectly acceptable” to house migrants while they wait to be removed from the UK, according to a Conservative former minister. Jonathan Gullis tabled an amendment to the Illegal Migration Bill … Read more

39 migrants killed after ‘protest’ at Mexico-US border centre – latest

Fire at migrant facility in Mexico leaves at least 39 dead Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up to our free US Evening Headlines email At least 39 people have died and at least 29 others are injured after a lethal blaze inside a government-run … Read more

39 migrants dead, 29 injured after fire at an immigration facility in Mexico

Image taken from a video showing ambulances and rescue teams staffers outside an immigration center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Tuesday. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Image taken from a video showing ambulances and rescue teams staffers outside an immigration center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Tuesday. AP At least 39 migrants are dead … Read more

Migrants ‘set to be moved out of hotels into disused ferries and military bases’

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Migrants will reportedly be moved out of hotels and into disused ferries and military bases as part of plans expected to be announced by the government in the coming weeks. Rishi Sunak could … Read more

African migrants beg for evacuation from Tunisia

African Migrants in Tunisia have urged their government to evacuate them, saying the country is no longer safe as racism still persists. Outside the United Nations refugee agency in Tunis, dozens of African migrants stood protesting this week by the temporary camp where they have lived, including with children, since authorities urged landlords to force … Read more

Texas Republicans propose creation of vigilante group to hunt migrants at the border

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Republican lawmakers in Texas want to create a state security force to patrol the US-Mexico border that critics have characterised as a “vigilante death squad policy.” Dade Phelan, the Republican speaker … Read more

Staggering cost of detaining and accommodating migrants revealed

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The cost of detaining and accommodating people under the government’s controversial plans to tackle Channel crossings could amount to more than £9bn in the first three years, according to a refugee charity. More … Read more

‘Cost of detaining and accommodating migrants could hit £9bn in three years’

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The cost of detaining and accommodating people under the Government’s controversial plans to tackle Channel crossings could amount to more than £9 billion in the first three years, … Read more