Immigration

Latest

Kenan Malik
Britain’s problem isn’t immigration. It’s a profound breakdown in trust

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Britain’s problem isn’t immigration. It’s a profound breakdown in trust
Xavier Greenwood
Shabana Mahmood has thrown a hail mary with her new asylum model

Tue 18 Nov 2025

Shabana Mahmood has thrown a hail mary with her new asylum model
Rachel Sylvester
Mahmood announces new ‘safe and legal routes’ for refugees – but hardline reforms are the focus

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Mahmood announces new ‘safe and legal routes’ for refugees – but hardline reforms are the focus
Kenan Malik
Violent crime is at a low, yet people’s experiences tell a different story

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Violent crime is at a low, yet people’s experiences tell a different story
Innes Bowen
‘We’re not rightwing thugs’: How Epping became the new voice of anti-migrant protests

Tue 4 Nov 2025

‘We’re not rightwing thugs’: How Epping became the new voice of anti-migrant protests
Kenan Malik
‘Privatisation has made a Dad’s Army of the state’

Sun 2 Nov 2025

‘Privatisation has made a Dad’s Army of the state’
James Tapper
Tory deportation policy could lose them loyal voters

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Tory deportation policy could lose them loyal voters
Fred Harter
The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste

Thu 30 Oct 2025

The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste
Catherine Neilan
Tories in turmoil after deportation backlash

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Tories in turmoil after deportation backlash
John Simpson
Missing sex offender asked police how to find train station

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Missing sex offender asked police how to find train station
Kenan Malik
Expelling legal migrants is an Idi Amin move

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Expelling legal migrants is an Idi Amin move
Rachel Sylvester
Immigrants to train Brits under proposed scheme

Mon 20 Oct 2025

Immigrants to train Brits under proposed scheme
Barney Macintyre
Trump’s ‘golden visa’ order sends UK firms scrambling for top tech talent

Wed 24 Sept 2025

Trump’s ‘golden visa’ order sends UK firms scrambling for top tech talent
Anna Fazackerley
Proposed levy could lead to significant drop in UK university placements

Mon 22 Sept 2025

Proposed levy could lead to significant drop in UK university placements
Hugh Tomlinson
How Trump’s ‘private’ police force is putting US democracy on Ice

Sun 21 Sept 2025

How Trump’s ‘private’ police force is putting US democracy on Ice
Lucien Young
Angela Rayner called me Clement Twatlee

Thu 4 Sept 2025

Angela Rayner called me Clement Twatlee
Will Hutton
Be confident that a new age of Enlightenment is possible

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Be confident that a new age of Enlightenment is possible
Kenan Malik
If Farage starts deporting ‘illegals’, ‘legals’ better watch out

Sun 31 Aug 2025

If Farage starts deporting ‘illegals’, ‘legals’ better watch out
Rachel Sylvester
Can’t stay, can’t return: thousands of Afghans stuck in limbo in the UK

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Can’t stay, can’t return: thousands of Afghans stuck in limbo in the UK
Michaela Makusha
Women’s safety group accused of setting back sexual violence debate

Mon 25 Aug 2025

Women’s safety group accused of setting back sexual violence debate
Kenan Malik
Lucy Connolly is no hero, but her words shouldn’t be a crime

Sun 24 Aug 2025

Lucy Connolly is no hero, but her words shouldn’t be a crime
John Simpson
How Epping lit the fuse on migrant hotels crisis

Sun 24 Aug 2025

How Epping lit the fuse on migrant hotels crisis
Catherine Neilan
Take tougher line on asylum human rights, judges told

Sat 23 Aug 2025

Take tougher line on asylum human rights, judges told
Have the Epping asylum protestors won?

38 mins • S1, E262

Have the Epping asylum protestors won?
Xavier Greenwood
The Epping injunction is a gift to Labour’s opponents

Thu 21 Aug 2025

The Epping injunction is a gift to Labour’s opponents
Serena Cesareo
Mass deportations force Afghans into the arms of the Taliban

Wed 20 Aug 2025

Mass deportations force Afghans into the arms of the Taliban
Jersey’s troubled migrant workers

7 mins • S1, E1163

Jersey’s troubled migrant workers
Orlando Crowcroft
The never-ending fear that haunts Jersey’s troubled migrant workers

Tue 5 Aug 2025

The never-ending fear that haunts Jersey’s troubled migrant workers
A lonely death on Jersey

30 mins • S1, E318

A lonely death on Jersey
David Connett
Arrests made in clashes outside London asylum hotel

Sun 3 Aug 2025

Arrests made in clashes outside London asylum hotel
The Observer leader
Digital ID cards a useful policy tool

Sat 2 Aug 2025

Digital ID cards a useful policy tool
Sam Freedman
Demonising migrants won’t fill jobs or boost falling populations

Sat 2 Aug 2025

Demonising migrants won’t fill jobs or boost falling populations
John Simpson
Immigration now trumps economy for UK voters

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Immigration now trumps economy for UK voters
Kasim Ali
‘Why I left my family home in Alum Rock behind’

Sat 19 Jul 2025

‘Why I left my family home in Alum Rock behind’
Orlando Crowcroft
He says he swam all the way to Jersey – now he’s high and dry in jail

Sun 6 Jul 2025

He says he swam all the way to Jersey – now he’s high and dry in jail
Tom Gatti
The long walk to freedom

Sat 5 Jul 2025

The long walk to freedom
Ali Smith
Ali Smith: ‘Refugee Tales is a small bright spot in dark times’

Sat 5 Jul 2025

Ali Smith: ‘Refugee Tales is a small bright spot in dark times’
Will France’s new powers stop small boat crossings?

7 mins • S1, E1133

Will France’s new powers stop small boat crossings?
Serena Cesareo
French Channel crossing plans are no silver bullet

Tue 24 Jun 2025

French Channel crossing plans are no silver bullet

Follow

The Observer
The Observer Magazine
The ObserverNew Review
The Observer Food Monthly
Copyright © 2025 Tortoise MediaPrivacy PolicyTerms & Conditions