More than 30 migrants managed to travel across the English Channel and get within just two miles of Dover before British rescue and border patrol teams intercepted their small boat. The incident has raised fresh concerns about security in British waters and how migrant boats are being monitored as they...

Many people think Social Security is only for people who have retired, but the program does more than provide retirement payments. It also helps some Americans who have very little income or savings through Supplemental Security Income, commonly known as SSI. Congress created SSI in 1972, and the first payments...

Carole Malone has strongly criticised the police restrictions introduced in Gosport, Hampshire, arguing that local people are being treated unfairly for protesting about migrant arrivals. Writing in an opinion piece, Malone said she was angry that residents faced restrictions while around 150 migrants were being moved from the area to...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first Budget is already causing debate, with critics claiming Labour is putting more focus on benefits than on helping people who work, save and pay taxes. For years, millions of families across Britain have struggled with the rising cost of living. Food prices have gone up,...

A petition calling for asylum seekers and foreign criminals to be held on remote UK islands has attracted thousands of signatures. The petition argues that people seeking asylum should be housed away from local communities while their applications are being considered. It claims this could help keep the public safe...

A Kurdish Iraqi family seeking asylum in the UK has lost a court case against the Home Office after asking to remain in Oxford rather than being moved to another part of England. The family includes two parents and their three children. They have been living in a small two-bedroom...

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced that the government will reopen a legal refugee resettlement scheme, allowing more people fleeing war and persecution to come to the UK through safe and legal routes. Mahmood said Britain has a responsibility to meet its international obligations while also making sure immigration remains...

President Donald Trump is facing fresh criticism after making a bold claim about his record in office while promising thousands of dollars in payments to Americans if Republicans win the midterm elections. Speaking on Monday, Trump said the country was doing very well under Republican leadership and repeated his promise...

A federal judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration from using a revived programme that could impose huge financial penalties on immigrants who remain in the United States after being ordered to leave. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. ruled that the Department of Homeland Security, known as DHS, likely...

A man who entered the UK illegally as a teenager and was later given indefinite leave to remain is facing prison after being convicted of terrorism offences. Abdullah Yousef, 24, was found with extremist material on his phone, including a document about homemade explosive belts that prosecutors said could be...