Get the facts on immigration
Fact checks about immigration statistics, asylum seekers, border control and potential impacts on public services and opinions
Get the facts on… Immigration and integration Immigration and jobs Public opinion of immigration
Latest immigration fact checks
Telegraph headline misrepresents estimate of foreign aid spent within UK
A think tank estimated half of UK government bilateral aid spending last year was spent within the UK, not half of total UK aid spending.
The UK asylum backlog: explained
A guide to the backlog of asylum decisions, the difference between the “flow” and “legacy” backlogs, and how the backlog has been impacted by recent government policy.
How many people were ‘deported’ from the UK in 2023?
We take a look at the figures after the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed the government had “deported 24,000 illegal migrants”.