The UK's Home Office has introduced a new law permitting law enforcement officers to seize mobile phones and SIM cards from ...

Law enforcement agencies can now seize electronic devices like mobile phones and SIM cards from illegal migrants without needing to arrest them. This is intended to help them gather intelligence to ...

Thousands of migrants working illegally in nail bars, car washes and restaurants have been arrested as part of the Government’s efforts to tighten UK border security. Some 3,930 arrests have been made ...

New UK counter-terror style powers allow authorities to seize migrants' phones to tackle people smuggling gangs behind small boat crossings.

Border chiefs will from today be able to seize mobile phones from illegal migrants arriving in the UK, even if no arrest is ...

The new powers come after the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act became law in December. Mobile phones and sim cards ...

London, UK, February 10, 2025 — Ahead of the second reading of the Border Security, Asylum, and Immigration Bill, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls on the government to prioritise ...

The UK introduced the new Border Security, Asylum, and Immigration Bill on Thursday to retain a ban on asylum seekers claiming protections under modern slavery and other human rights laws. The bill ...

Steel and concrete walls create formidable obstacles on our southern border, but they are not impenetrable. We’ve seen that even the best-designed barriers can be bypassed or breached, especially ...