Get the facts on asylum seekers and refugees

19 January 2018

How much is the UK spending on security at Calais?

The UK and France have cooperated on border controls around French ports for years. How much do we spend on doing so?

How much is the UK spending on security at Calais?

6 March 2017

Refugees in the UK

How many refugees and asylum seekers are there in the United Kingdom?

10 February 2017

The Dubs Amendment: 3,000 refugee children?

The government never officially said that 3,000 child refugees would be accepted under the Dubs Amendment, although some campaigners say they expected that many to arrive.

The Dubs Amendment: 3,000 refugee children?

9 February 2017

Ask Full Fact: 'Dubs' and 'Dublin'

What are the Dubs 'amendment' and 'Dublin regulation', and why are they relevant to closing the migrant camp at Calais?

1 February 2017

The UK, the USA, and Syrian refugees

We’ve looked into Jeremy Corbyn’s and Theresa May’s claims on the government response to the recent US order on refugees, and to the wider Syrian crisis.

31 October 2016

Why do migrants and asylum seekers want to come to the UK?

We look at what the experts say on how, if at all, asylum seekers choose between potential countries of refuge.

Why do migrants and asylum seekers want to come to the UK?

25 October 2016

Asylum seekers, the UK and Europe

In 2015, the UK had the ninth highest number of asylum seekers in the EU, and the fifth highest number of people accepted as refugees.

25 October 2016

We aren't spending £36m just to close the Calais 'jungle'

The UK has committed £36 million to “maintain security” in Calais. Some of this money will be used to close the ‘Jungle’ camp, but some is also being spent on …

We aren't spending £36m just to close the Calais 'jungle'

24 October 2016

Do 74 people try to enter the UK illegally every day?

There were 164,000 attempts to cross into the UK made between 2010 and 2015, although these figures don’t correspond to individual people.

Do 74 people try to enter the UK illegally every day?

3 October 2016

Have 12,000 asylum seekers vanished in the UK?

Home Office data makes it unclear exactly what it means to have an asylum application “on hold”.

Have 12,000 asylum seekers vanished in the UK?

Asylum seekers and refugees

How much is the UK spending on security at Calais?

Refugees in the UK

The Dubs Amendment: 3,000 refugee children?

Ask Full Fact: 'Dubs' and 'Dublin'

The UK, the USA, and Syrian refugees

Why do migrants and asylum seekers want to come to the UK?

Asylum seekers, the UK and Europe

We aren't spending £36m just to close the Calais 'jungle'

Do 74 people try to enter the UK illegally every day?

Have 12,000 asylum seekers vanished in the UK?

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