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Orlando Crowcroft
Jersey ex-minister illegally employed migrant workers

Sat 7 Feb 2026

Jersey ex-minister illegally employed migrant workers
Steve Bloomfield
Europe, wake up: this is what mass deportation looks like

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Europe, wake up: this is what mass deportation looks like
Siri Hustvedt
In my home state of Minnesota, neighbours are standing strong against ICE

Sun 1 Feb 2026

In my home state of Minnesota, neighbours are standing strong against ICE
Hugh Tomlinson
Latino fury over ICE raids could see Texas gerrymandering backfire on Trump

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Latino fury over ICE raids could see Texas gerrymandering backfire on Trump
Phoebe Davis
Protesters arrested at East Sussex camp after first of 500 asylum seekers arrive

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Protesters arrested at East Sussex camp after first of 500 asylum seekers arrive
Lily Isaacs
Toxic anger fuels ICE online recruitment drive

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Toxic anger fuels ICE online recruitment drive
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Pepper spray on the playground as children shelter from ICE raids

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Pepper spray on the playground as children shelter from ICE raids
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
‘We had whistles. They had guns’

Sun 11 Jan 2026

‘We had whistles. They had guns’
John Simpson
Two-tier citizenship could be ‘weaponised by future government’

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Two-tier citizenship could be ‘weaponised by future government’
Jack Straw
‘Zack Polanski’s migration policies aren’t naive – they’re dangerously misleading’

Sat 3 Jan 2026

‘Zack Polanski’s migration policies aren’t naive – they’re dangerously misleading’
Elif Shafak
‘Stories bring us closer together, while silences only keep us apart’

Sat 27 Dec 2025

‘Stories bring us closer together, while silences only keep us apart’
Tom Baldwin
Starmer needs to stop sweating the small stuff and be bold on Europe

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Starmer needs to stop sweating the small stuff and be bold on Europe
Becky Pinnington
UK ‘flying blind’ in key policy areas thanks to unreliable official data

Sun 7 Dec 2025

UK ‘flying blind’ in key policy areas thanks to unreliable official data
James Tapper
Trump orders visa rejection for fact checkers and ‘censors’

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Trump orders visa rejection for fact checkers and ‘censors’
James Tapper
Immigration judges targeted by far right after Tory MP’s campaign

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Immigration judges targeted by far right after Tory MP’s campaign
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
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
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
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
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’
Rachel Sylvester
‘A shambles’: disillusioned voters prepare for the local elections

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘A shambles’: disillusioned voters prepare for the local elections
Paul Hayward
Red Roses deserve more than being RFU’s saviours

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Red Roses deserve more than being RFU’s saviours
John Simpson
‘Satanists’ are stalking vulnerable young victims online

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘Satanists’ are stalking vulnerable young victims online
Rachel Sylvester
‘This country almost needs a coup’: voters prepare fore the local elections

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘This country almost needs a coup’: voters prepare fore the local elections
Maddison Connaughton
Climate issues could still sway the Australian election

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Climate issues could still sway the Australian election
Maddison Connaughton
Climate issues could still sway the Australian election

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Climate issues could still sway the Australian election
James Tapper
Injured Gazan children will be allowed into the UK for treatment

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Injured Gazan children will be allowed into the UK for treatment
Jude Rogers
Q&A: Hannah Bourne-Taylor, conservationist, 38

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Q&A: Hannah Bourne-Taylor, conservationist, 38
To be or not to be continued

Sat 26 Apr 2025

To be or not to be continued
Amelia Abraham
Dermorexia: the ugly truth about our obsession with skincare

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Dermorexia: the ugly truth about our obsession with skincare
Paul Hayward
‘I feel I’m with Elsie’: the Southport dad in the race of his life

Fri 25 Apr 2025

‘I feel I’m with Elsie’: the Southport dad in the race of his life

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