Last updated: 2026-10-19

Immigration issues, explained with data

This site covers the immigration issues people are searching for in 2026: US deportations and the ICE protests, the controversies around Somali communities, France's riots, and how countries around the world are changing their rules. Start with a five-minute summary below. Every figure links to its source.

United StatesRecord deportations and detention, the lowest border crossings since 1970, the travel ban and the ICE protests. Somali communitiesMinnesota's Somali Americans, the fraud prosecutions, the end of Somali TPS, and Somalis in Europe. FranceThe October 2026 riots, the 2023 riots after Nahel's death, immigration figures and Macron's record. World304 million migrants, which countries host the most, and the turn to tighter rules since 2024.

The numbers at a glance

304minternational migrants worldwide, 2024 (UN DESA)

356,389US removals by ICE in fiscal 2026, to 21 July (ABC)

193,061Americans of Somali ancestry (Census ACS 2024)

2,397arrests in France's riots of 17–18 October 2026 (ICI)

Want the detail?

The full reports run to about 100,000 words across 40 pages, with tables, timelines and both sides of each dispute. The FAQ answers 42 of the most-searched questions in a few sentences each. Sources explains how figures are chosen and where they conflict. France pages are also available en français.

How this site works

Every number links to the report, dataset or court record it comes from.
Where government and independent counts differ, both are shown.
Crime and fraud figures give the number of individuals involved and the size of the community. No crime is attributed to a whole group.