The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

Hussein Haseeb Ahmed, a 31-year-old from Iraq who tested positive for diptheria, died in hospital on 19 November

A man held at Manston died in hospital on November 19 after crossing the Channel seven days earlier

Since mass airlift evacuated thousands in August 2021, only four have been brought to Britain through flagship scheme for refugees

Eleanor Williams, 21, on trial for perverting course of justice over assault allegation in May 2020

Activists are calling on Suella Braverman to ditch the controversial Rwanda plan

The Government is in crisis over its handling of refugees and asylum-seekers, with a huge backlog of claims and legal action over conditions at a refugee centre in Kent. But what’s it really like to arrive in London looking for safety? Kate Wills reports

Ministers are reportedly considering changes to the law that would allow cross-Channel migrants to be held at processing centres for 96 hours before they are moved on

Ministers are reportedly considering whether to amend the 'short term holding facility rules' which stand at 24 hours

Figures have revealed more than 43,000 migrants have crossed the Channel to the UK so far this year.