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The UK Government Will Pay Influencers to Tell Migrants Not to Come
The Home Office has reportedly set aside around £570,000 to pay rappers, comedians and TV personalities on TikTok.
The UK Will Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda. No, Really.
The controversial scheme was announced after 28,500 people arrived on British shores in small boats last year. Critics call the plan ‘inhumane and outlandish.’
27 People Drowned Trying to Reach the UK
“This tragedy must represent a turning point,” the Joint Committee for the Welfare of Migrants told VICE World News.
European Sex Workers Facing Threats of Violence and Deportation in the UK
Following Brexit, sex workers say they face increased violence, xenophobia and threats of deportation.
Border Cops Wanted to Detain These Two Men. Their Neighbours Wouldn't Let Them
Protesters blocked an immigration enforcement van for eight hours, refusing to move until the men were freed.
Britain's Anti-Migrant Rules Are Risking People's Lives
People without British citizenship have been hit the hardest by job losses during the pandemic, and they often do not have any option of state support.
UK MPs Called an Immigration Hotline 151 Times During the Pandemic
A VICE World News investigation raises questions over whether MPs are reporting their own constituents to the Home Office.
‘Stansted 15’ Activists Who Stopped Deportation Flight Have Convictions Overturned
“There was in truth, no case to answer,” judges said.
'Callous and Careless': UK Coordinated Man's Deportation With a Doctor
Campaigners say the boundaries between health professionals and immigration enforcement is being blurred.
These Asylum Seekers Started Their Own Union
Stuck in a former military barracks in a small Welsh village, Penally Training Camp residents have decided to take their wellbeing into their own hands.
Revealed: Hundreds Refused Entry to Ireland Over Fears They Would Travel to Britain
Figures obtained by VICE News show how Ireland is helping Britain to enforce its increasingly anti-migrant border policy.
A Severely Autistic Man Faces 'Potentially Life-Threatening' Deportation
Osime Brown is to be sent from the UK to Jamaica, where he has no support network, in what a specialist calls an act of "pure folly".