Migration
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Ninth migrant vessel in two weeks rescued off Kent coast
Speed Read More than 80 Iranian nationals have been taken into custody amid surge in sea crossings
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Why migrant rescue ships are missing from the Mediterranean
Speed Read Aid agencies warns thousands of people risk dying at sea because of anti-immigration policies in Europe
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Matteo Salvini: Italy’s interior minister faces kidnap charge
Speed Read Far-right leader under investigation after 100 migrants confined on a rescue ship
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How will Brexit affect immigration?
In Depth Business leaders urge Government to scrap ‘blunt migration targets’ amid fears of labour shortfall
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The EU migration deal explained
In Depth Leaders agree plan for European-wide secure migrant processing facilities following ‘incredibly heated’ all-nighter
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EU migration summit: why can’t a deal be struck?
In Depth Several proposals are on the table but the bloc remains deeply divided over how to solve the crisis
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Migrant smuggling nets criminals $7bn a year
Speed Read First global study of human trafficking paints picture of a lucrative trade
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MS Aquarius: why did Spain accept the disputed migrant ship?
Speed Read New socialist prime minister avoids humanitarian crisis and diffuses political stand-off
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Why Italy has closed its ports to a migrant rescue ship
Speed Read 629 people stranded at sea after Italy says Malta should take them in
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Homelessness charity helped deport rough sleepers
Speed Read St Mungo’s worked with immigration patrols looking for illegal migrants
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Silvio Berlusconi on course to be election ‘kingmaker’
Speed Read Former Italian PM is barred from running for office but could still hold the balance of power after next month’s election
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Donald Trump ends protections for 200,000 Salvadorans
Speed Read El Salvador is the fourth country in four months to be removed from a programme granting the legal right to work
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Belgian government on brink of collapse over Sudan
Speed Read Coalition partner threatens to withdraw after minister accused of colluding to repatriate political opponents
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EU unveils new migration plan amid free movement backlash
Speed Read Fifty thousand refugees will be relocated over two years, even as Schengen rules are tightened
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