Illegal migration

WATCH: Palestinian arrested after tunnel found near West Bank border fence outside Jerusalem

Observers from the Border Police patrol unit first noticed the group digging a tunnel near the fence and alerted officers in the field, who then went to the scene. 

Tunnel shaft near the border fence in the Kalandiya area outside of Jerusalem. The tunnel was not completed, but the goal was to enter Israeli territory illegally.
Migrants swim through Spain's Ceuta border from the Moroccan side and climb onto rocks to reach the border fence, in Ceuta, Spain, July 30, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.

Morocco says Spain should have foreseen impact of court ruling following Ceuta migrant rush

Moroccan security forces clash with migrants attempting to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta near the town of Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on July 31, 2026.

Morocco confirms online disinformation campaign behind mass Ceuta border rush

An illegal resident in Israel arrested for 'indecent actions' against minors and a young woman, July 22, 2026.

Police arrest two suspected of plotting Jerusalem terror attack, seize illegal weapons in A-Ram


Police uncover massive weapons cache in Druze village, complete longstanding investigations

The suspect, a 22-year-old resident of Kfar Yarka, was arrested and taken to the local police station for questioning, after which he was detained. 

Weapons and ammunition seized by Israel Police in a raid in Kfar Yarka on July 10, 2026.

Trump administration cannot hold migrants without bond hearings past 90 days, court rules

US Circuit Judge Cory Wilson, a Trump appointee, dissented, saying "the majority marginalizes the Constitution's express grant of plenary authority over immigration matters to Congress."

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrive to push protesters back as cars enter and leave the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 12, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey.

ICE will be at World Cup, but not to ‘round up’ migrants, DHS chief says

Mullin added that sometimes, law enforcement encounters major criminals at sporting events, such as suspects in murder cases or drug trafficking. In those cases, he said, arrests could be made.

The badges of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are seen as they patrol the halls of immigration court at the Ted Weiss Federal Building on May 12, 2026 in New York City.

South Africa’s anti-foreigner violence spreads as Nigerians seek way out

They were the first to apply to a new scheme to repatriate citizens launched by Nigeria's government, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said.

Members of civil society groups and human rights organisations hold placards as they take part in a march calling for stronger government action against illegal immigration in Pretoria, South Africa, April 28, 2026.

Four Umm el-Fahm residents arrested after police uncover plan for terror attack

The four suspected attempted terrorists, all in their 20s, had reportedly been training with illegal airsoft weaponry in preparation for launching an attack.

WEAPONRY SEIZED by Israel Police during a raid on a suspected terror cell.

IDF captures terrorists in West Bank operations, Police detain 30 illegal immigrants in Tel Aviv

The IDF operation included an attack on two apartments in the camp where terrorists were hiding.

IDF soldiers operate during an Israeli raid in Tammun near Tubas in the West Bank, November 4, 2025

Palestinian woman, Israeli man arrested after pretending to be married to enter Israel

According to the police, the "couple" was stopped in their vehicle at a crossing between the West Bank and Israel.

A COUPLE claiming to be husband and wife, arrested for attempting to bring an illegal resident into Israel.

Former police commissioner questioned under suspicion of employing illegal resident

The inquiry followed a police operation in Givat Shmuel on Monday, during which an undocumented worker was arrested and said he had been working at a semi-detached house in the area.

Former chief of police Roni Alsheikh.

Foreign minors arrested for Tel Aviv stabbing as police continue illegal immigrant crackdown

Close to midnight, police received a report that the victim had been attacked as he exited a restaurant. Police arrived at the scene and caught the two suspects a few streets away from the incident.

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Eight businesses employing over 50 illegal immigrants closed in police crackdown

A book in Arabic featuring a picture of Adolf Hitler was also found at one of the sites. The illegal immigrant was arrested, and their employer was detained for questioning.

POLICE SHUT down a construction site in Bat Yam which employed an illegal immigrant, December 30, 2025.