Luke Butterly

police

‘Pretty Shocking’: Two-Thirds of Cops Accused of Domestic Abuse Face No Further Action

Exclusive figures show that most police officers in Northern Ireland accused of sexual abuse and physical assault didn't get disciplined professionally.
Luke Butterly
10.6.21
police

UK Police Force 'Systematically Targeting' Children With Stop and Search

New figures from VICE World News and the Detail show that police in Northern Ireland have one of the highest stop and search rates, but the lowest arrest rate.
Luke Butterly
3.25.21
Coronavirus

COVID Fines in Northern Ireland Nine Times More Likely to Go to Black People

Data obtained by VICE World News and The Detail via FOI will raise further questions about disproportionate policing, after cops handed out COVID fines at BLM protests.
Luke Butterly
3.10.21
migration

Britain's Anti-Migrant Rules Are Risking People's Lives

People without British citizenship have been hit the hardest by job losses during the pandemic, and they often do not have any option of state support.
Luke Butterly
3.4.21
migration

UK MPs Called an Immigration Hotline 151 Times During the Pandemic

A VICE World News investigation raises questions over whether MPs are reporting their own constituents to the Home Office.
Natalie Bloomer
Samir Jeraj
Luke Butterly
2.2.21
immigration

An Asylum Seeker Was Deported to London Days Before It Went Into Lockdown

The Sudanese man, in his twenties, is now homeless and without support as London shuts down under Tier 4 COVID restrictions.
Luke Butterly
12.23.20
immigration enforcement

British Citizens Most Likely to Be Stopped by ‘Intelligence Led’ Immigration Enforcement

New figures obtained by VICE World News and the Bristol Cable have raised fresh concerns about racial profiling in Home Office immigration enforcement operations.
Luke Butterly
Adam Cantwell-Corn
12.17.20
hostile environment

'Callous and Careless': UK Coordinated Man's Deportation With a Doctor

Campaigners say the boundaries between health professionals and immigration enforcement is being blurred.
Luke Butterly
12.8.20
hostile environment

Revealed: Hundreds Refused Entry to Ireland Over Fears They Would Travel to Britain

Figures obtained by VICE News show how Ireland is helping Britain to enforce its increasingly anti-migrant border policy.
Luke Butterly
10.29.20
Brexit

Europeans Living in UK Could Soon Fall Foul of the 'Hostile Environment'

Many EU citizens in the UK aren't even aware of the bureaucratic hoops they need to jump through to stay in the country post-Brexit.
Luke Butterly
10.20.20
Black Lives Matter

Northern Irish Police Are Treating BLM Campaigners as Organised Criminals

Black Lives Matter campaigners in Northern Ireland say they faced police "aggression" while far-right protests were treated with a hands off approach.
Luke Butterly
8.13.20
Brexit

There's One Place in the UK You Can Still Be an EU Citizen

But don't all move to Northern Ireland at once.
Luke Butterly
6.24.20
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