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New UK powers to seize phones from illegal migrants come into force

January 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

New powers allowing mobile phones to be seized from illegal migrants without arresting them have come into force. The government said it will help gather intelligence on smuggling gangs organising small boat crossings to the […]

Migrant sex offender captured after release from prison in error will be deported

October 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

The prime minister has said the migrant who was mistakenly released from prison and found again will be deported following an error that Reform UK likened to a “Monty Python sketch”. Sir Keir Starmer said […]

Greek coastguards charged over 2023 migrant shipwreck

May 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

A naval court in Greece has charged 17 coastguards over the deadliest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean Sea for a decade. Up to 650 people were feared to have drowned when the overcrowded Adriana […]

Rwanda asylum plan: Court allows first flight to go ahead

June 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

The government’s first flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda can go ahead on Tuesday, appeal court judges say. It supports a previous decision by the High Court that it was in the “public interest” for […]

Indianapolis Colts’ Edwin Jackson ‘killed by illegal immigrant’

February 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

An NFL star’s death by an alleged drunk-driver has sparked a political row after it emerged the suspect was in the US illegally. Indiana police say the driver who killed NFL player Edwin Jackson was […]

Trump To Deport Or Jail Up To Three Million Illegal Immigrants

November 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will deport or jail up to three million illegal migrants initially. Those targeted would be migrants with criminal records, such as gang members and drug dealers, he told […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]