Migration
32% Fewer Irregular EU Crossings as Central Mediterranean Collapses
Frontex preliminary data show just over 91,000 irregular border crossings into the EU in the first nine months of 2026, a 32% fall from the same period in 2025. The Central Mediterranean route dropped 56%, driven by bilateral enforcement with departure countries rather than the EU's new asylum screening pact.
70% of Ceuta Asylum Claims Now Cite Sexual Orientation, Police Sources Say
Seventy per cent of recent asylum applications in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta cite sexual orientation as the grounds for persecution, according to police sources cited by the Spanish daily ABC. Spanish police suspect systematic coaching of applicants to exploit a protected legal ground.
€400 Billion: Germany's Official Migration Bill Leaves Out Health, Police and Courts
Germany has spent at least €400 billion on migration since 2016, according to Welt journalist Björn Harms, but the figure excludes healthcare, policing, courts and prisons, making the true total substantially higher.
44% of Dutch Social Housing Taken by Migrants as Native Dutch Wait 12 Years
Households with a migration background hold 44 percent of the Netherlands' 2.2 million social housing units, double the share recorded in 2000, while the housing minister tells young Dutch nationals they can live with their parents.
Four in Five New UK Jobs Since 2014 Went to Migrants as Benefit Claims Rose 2.3 Million
Centre for Social Justice analysis of HMRC data shows migrants took four in five of the 3.7 million net new PAYE jobs created in Britain since 2014, while out-of-work benefit claimants rose by 2.3 million and annual welfare spending climbed £50 billion in real terms.
63.4% of German Welfare Recipients Have a Migration Background: €21.2bn Bill for 2026
Official German figures show 63.4 percent of welfare recipients have a migration background, putting the projected 2026 cost to taxpayers at €21.2 billion.
16,000 ICE Detainers Blocked by New York, Migrants Tied to 52,000 Crimes
New York authorities have refused 16,070 ICE detainer requests since January 2025, covering migrants connected to 52,503 criminal charges and convictions including 131 homicides and 132 kidnappings, Department of Homeland Security figures show.
139 Dead Including 15 Children After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died when a boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti on the night of 8-9 October, the IOM confirmed. Eighty-four people remain missing from a vessel that was heading across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to war-torn Yemen.
32 Suspects Investigated for Faking Holocaust Descent to Obtain German Passports
Germany has suspended naturalisation certificates worldwide after Düsseldorf prosecutors opened an investigation into 32 suspects, at least 28 of them Chinese nationals, who allegedly bought fabricated Jewish family histories to claim citizenship under a postwar restitution law. German passports had already been issued in roughly half the cases.
20,800 of 31,100 Child Migrants to Europe in 2025 Traveled Without an Adult
More than 20,800 of the 31,100 children who reached Europe via Mediterranean and Balkan routes in 2025 arrived without a parent or guardian, a joint IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF report found. The unaccompanied share rose from 51 to 67 per cent in a single year, even as total child arrivals fell 25 per cent.
8 Arrests From 104,049 National-Security Visa Flags, Inspector General Finds
A DHS Inspector General report found ICE received 3,145,375 visa overstay leads between 2021 and 2024, classified 104,049 as national security or public safety threats, and arrested eight people. A September 2021 memo from then-Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had narrowed enforcement to a tiny Priority 1 category, leaving 96.7 percent of leads uninvestigated.
Over 1,000 Hijabs Handed to Channel Migrants This Year, Total Heading for 1,500
Home Office documents show 974 hijabs were given to small-boat arrivals between January and June 2026, at a rate of 162 a month. The total has passed 1,000 and is on track for 1,500 by year's end, contradicting ministers' claims that irregular-entry costs are under control.
Two Iranian Boat Arrivals Charged Over Manchester Jewish Community Bomb Plot
Salam Ahmadyan, 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34, both entered Britain by small boat and were permitted to remain before being charged with preparing a bomb attack on Manchester's Jewish community. One holds asylum status; the other has a live asylum claim.
250,000 Visas Revoked: State Department Enforcement Tally Since January 2025
The State Department has revoked more than 250,000 visas from foreign nationals since January 2025, covering criminal offenders, foreign policy threats, and birth tourists. Secretary Marco Rubio's announcement puts a hard number on an enforcement gap the previous administration left open.
52 Offences, Zero Deportations: The Syrian Germany Cannot Remove
A 22-year-old Syrian national in Germany faces 52 suspected offences across 12 categories, including 13 dangerous assaults. Germany has deported just four Syrians since January, while more than 11,000 are legally required to leave.
40% Error Rate: DHS Audit Finds Afghan Evacuee Vetting Files Riddled with Mistakes
A DHS Office of Inspector General audit found processing errors in 40 percent of a random sample of asylum files for Afghan evacuees resettled under Operation Allies Welcome. The inspector general said USCIS may have missed opportunities to identify derogatory information on applicants.
0.5%: Canada's slowest annual population growth since 1915 runs on immigration
Canada's population reached 41,798,407 on July 1, 2026, growing by just 189,425 people in a year, the slowest rate since 1915/1916. With a fertility rate of 1.25, international migration carries almost all the weight.
£2.18m From Government: What Refugee Action's Accounts Show
Charity Commission accounts show Refugee Action received £1.77 million in government contracts and £405,000 in government grants in the year to March 2025, nearly a third of its total income of £6.855 million.