Around 34,000 international students were plunged into illegality after being accused of cheating on an English language test. Some gave up and returned to their home countries. Others found themselves stuck in Britain.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), human trafficking and ‘modern slavery’ is on the rise across the globe and taking on ‘horrific dimensions.’ But what kinds of factors make people vulnerable to being trafficked? A new report investigates.
The coastguard said the eight migrant boats were found along Britain's southeast coast. A senior British minister said the situation was "alarming" amid concerns that warming weather could fuel more crossings.
How do you keep unaccompanied children in the UK safe from trafficking? That was the question addressed by a pilot project from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) which concluded recently.
Right-wing anti-migration parties in Italy and France are celebrating large wins in the European elections this week but can they and their allies across Europe influence the future policy of the EU regarding migration?
Opening your home to a foster child, that's something many people are hesitant to do. A British couple has taken the step and welcomed Ife to their family. She is an underage refugee from Ethiopia who arrived in the UK alone one year ago. InfoMigrants' Emma Wallis visited the family in their London home.
The “Happy Baby Community” is a charity supporting migrant mothers and their babies. It was set up in 2014 by a small group of mothers – together with two volunteers - who had fled to the UK to seek protection for them and their children. Five years later, the group has grown to include around 450 mothers, more than 480 babies and children and 65 volunteers in two locations in London. InfoMigrants' Emma Wallis visited the center in Hackney to find out more.
If you are a refugee living in a foreign country but you cannot stay there, you may be able to get help to resettle in a new place, like Britain, Spain or Canada. But in reality, the lack of places being offered by governments means the chance of being resettled as a refugee is almost nil. The solution? Put the people in charge.
Following last year’s hunger strike by women asylum-seeker detainees in Yarl’s Wood in the UK, DW looks at the impact of the country’s immigration policy. Marianna Karakoulaki reports from London.
A total of 36 people have been intercepted trying to reach Britain from the European mainland in small boats. Officials warn that migrants are risking their lives by crossing the world's busiest shipping lane.
It usually takes several years of someone living in a country before one can apply for citizenship. But that exact time period depends on the country and how someone is legally defined. InfoMigrants takes a look at the regulations in several countries in the European Union including Germany, France, Sweden and Denmark.
Two new government schemes designed to bring in short-term migrant workers to cover the shortfall created by Brexit could increase exploitation and leave low-paid workers vulnerable to abuse, think charities like Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) and the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford.