Reported assaults on Great Britain’s railways rise by fifth in a year Unions say record high of nearly 25,000, including assaults on rail workers and public, shows need for more staff and policing The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
Assaults on Tube at a record high after surging 20% in a year, data reveals Attacks on Tube passengers soar while assaults on members of London Underground staff fall slightly, new figures show Evening Standard · Sep 24
Reported assaults on staff and passengers across Britain’s trains hit record high Mainline rail staff also experienced higher levels of violence, with attacks on workers up by 12 per cent The Independent UK · Sep 24
Record assaults on passengers and public on Britain’s railways There were 13, 464 reported assaults against people who are not part of the railway workforce between April 2025 and March 2026 on mainline services. Evening Standard · Sep 24
Stephen Miller is reportedly leading a push to deport immigrant children. The plan is to send nearly 200,000 children out of the country Most of those affected were under age 13 We Got This Covered · Sep 22
Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist The Guardian - US · Sep 19
Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation Exclusive: Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation rates The Guardian - US · Sep 18
Trump Administration Changes Trafficking Reporting for Migrant Children, Raising Deportation Concerns A Trump administration directive adds a review stage for suspected trafficking cases involving unaccompanied migrant children, raising concerns over delays in protection. International Business Times UK · Sep 17
Revealed: attorneys rally to free children held in US immigration custody Trump administration has indefinitely stranded hundreds of kids and lawyers from over 50 organizations are fighting for their release The Guardian - US · Sep 3
Could high-speed trains run from London to Europe every 15 minutes? Catching a train from London to mainland Europe could soon become a lot easier, with services to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam potentially departing as often as every 15 minutes by the end of the decade as Eurostar faces a wave of new competition. Euronews · Aug 27
Trump Administration Plans New Facility To House 3,000 Migrant Kids. Many of Them Lack Legal Representation. Trump's mass immigration campaign is leaving migrant children alone to navigate a complicated immigration system that was once meant to protect them. Reason · Aug 21
Virgin Trains takes major step towards challenging Eurostar with London to Europe services Virgin Trains has been cleared to run up to 20 daily return services through the Channel Tunnel from 2030, bringing an end to Eurostar’s long-running monopoly one step closer. Euronews · Aug 17
Virgin Trains a step closer to running services to Europe in blow to Eurostar Operator granted UK track access for as many as 20 daily return trains to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030 The Guardian - UK · Aug 17
Virgin Trains gets green light to run trains between London and Paris Sir Richard Branson’s company gets regulatory approval to run up to 20 new daily return services between London and the continent Evening Standard · Aug 17
The Independent UK · Aug 17 Virgin Trains step closer to launching London-Europe services to rival Eurostar The company wants to run as many as 20 daily return trips through the Channel Tunnel
Latin Times · Aug 13 A Scandal-Scarred Charity Just Landed Up to $244 Million to Represent Migrant Kids — Days After a Rival Deal Collapsed A scandal-tied charity won a no-bid deal to represent migrant kids as a rival contract for the same job just collapsed under scrutiny.
The Independent UK · Aug 10 Network Rail fined £1.2m after railway station wall falls on elderly man Edward Hanlon, then 81, suffered several fractured ribs, a punctured lung and a blood clot in his lung
The Economic Times · Aug 5 US plans up to $150 million legal support for unaccompanied migrant children The US Department of Health and Human Services plans to award up to $150 million to Houston-based Burke Law Group to provide legal representation for unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody, as the Office of Refugee Resettlement continues to handle tens of thousands of such cases each year.
The Independent UK · Jul 29 Migrant children’s data used for 12,000 ICE arrests under Trump — report IN FULL
Latin Times · Jul 29 12,000 Arrests Later: Child-Shelter Data Meant to Reunite Migrant Families Is Now Fueling ICE Arrests Internal government data reviewed by Reuters ties migrant-shelter records to over 12,000 ICE arrests of sponsors and their families since 2025.
The Economic Times · Jul 28 Thousands of children, sponsors arrested by ICE after tips from US child migrant agency An investigation found that the US Office of Refugee Resettlement has shared more than 460,000 leads with Immigration and Customs Enforcement since President Donald Trump's second term began, resulting in over 12,000 arrests. The policy shift has led to migrant parents, sponsors and household members facing detention after seeking reunification…
The Independent UK · Jul 24 ‘Nefarious’ Trump plan to interview Afghan immigrants sparks deportation fears The Trump administration has already stopped travel, visa and refugee status approvals for people from Afghanistan, while removing protections for Afghans already living in the US
The Texas Tribune · Jul 21 ICE is arresting relatives who come forward to take custody of migrant children in federal shelters Attorneys say the federal agencies are using children as “bait” to detain sponsors, leaving kids waiting in shelters for months.
Latin Times · Jul 18 Texas Democrats Demand Answers as DOJ's Outreach Fuels Fears of a Child-Deportation Pipeline Texas's full Democratic delegation presses HHS on fears migrant kids could be moved to Texas to speed deportations.
The Texas Tribune · Jul 3 Trump administration asks Texas for help providing legal services to immigrant kids facing deportation Immigration rights experts worry that the recent inquiry is the latest sign Trump is interested in transferring unaccompanied minors to the state, where it is easier to quickly deport them.