For 20 years, ISD has delivered field-leading threat detection, analysis and real-world strategies to combat terrorism, extremism and authoritarianism - in all their ideological forms.

Anti-Migrant

Narratives that treat people as a threat to society solely based on their migrant status are becoming increasingly normalised. ISD provides in-depth analysis of these dynamics, including the networks driving anti-migrant rhetoric and core narratives including the “Great Replacement” conspiracy myth. In the face of a documented rise in hate crimes, we ensure that policymakers can mitigate the threats that anti-migrant discourse poses to communities.

August 14, 2026

From posts to protests: How online narratives fuelled anti-migrant violence in Southampton and Belfast

UK anti-migrant unrest followed two unrelated stabbings in June 2026, as online networks used the incidents to fuel anti-migrant narratives.

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism

June 18, 2026

How citizen journalists fell foul of anti-migrant rioters in Southampton

Anti-Migrant

January 12, 2026

Anti-migrant rhetoric is on the rise in the UK

Anti-Migrant, Identity-Based Hate and Abuse

November 16, 2025

Indian Americans are facing rising tide of racism

Anti-Migrant, Identity-Based Hate and Abuse

November 14, 2025

Hate for profit: How a commercial network based in Sri Lanka monetises anti-migrant narratives targeting the UK

Anti-Migrant, Commercial Disinformation and Scams

August 7, 2025

Spike in anti-South Asian hate speech in Canada raises offline safety concerns

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Identity-Based Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

July 30, 2025

“Total remigration”: Anti-migrant narratives targeting the UK

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

July 9, 2025

Emerging cross-border dynamics in Ireland’s anti-migrant mobilisation

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

June 26, 2025

Toronto Star highlights ISD’s dispatch on the rise of anti-South Asian bigotry in Canada

Anti-Migrant, Identity-Based Hate and Abuse

Further Reading

January 30, 2024

Violent anti-immigrant riots in Dublin in November, fuelled by misinformation, hate and extremism

ISD Senior Analyst Ciarán O’Connor spoke to BBC Radio 4 about the 23 November riots in Dublin city centre following the stabbing of three children.

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

January 19, 2024

‘Cross-pollination’, far-right figures in Ireland and the UK influence each other on anti-immigrant activity

ISD Senior Analyst Ciarán O’Connor spoke to the Times about "cross-pollination" between the far-right in Ireland and the UK on anti-immigrant activity

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

January 16, 2024

ISD’s Julia Ebner on reports of members of German far-right party participating in ‘secret’ planning of ‘mass deportation’

In an interview with ZDF, ISD's Julia Ebner discussed reports of AfD participating in a 'secret' meeting with business owners and identitarians.

Anti-Migrant, Far-Left Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

December 7, 2023

GOP presidential candidate validates the ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy theory on the debate stage

ISD Senior Research Analyst Jared Holt spoke to WIRED about the implications of Vivek Ramaswamy’s reference to the ‘Great Replacement'.

Anti-Migrant, Antisemitism, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

November 24, 2023

ISD’s Aoife Gallagher: Violent anti-immigrant riots in Dublin “shocking but predictable”

ISD Senior Analyst Aoife Gallagher spoke to the Irish Examiner about the anti-immigrant riots taking place in Dublin.

Anti-Migrant, Terrorism and Extremism

November 21, 2023

The Irish mis- and disinformation ecosystem has grown and evolved since the pandemic

ISD’s 'Uisce Faoi Thalamh', a series of reports on mis- and disinformation in Ireland, were featured in the Irish Times.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

November 9, 2023

Hate of the Nation: A Landscape Mapping of Observable, Plausibly Hateful Speech on Social Media

This analysis produced by ISD for Ofcom explores the scale and nature of ‘plausibly hateful’ English-language content across platforms.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Migrant, Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

September 28, 2023

Narrative über den Krieg Russlands gegen die Ukraine (NUK)

This report presents key findings on disinformation narratives against Ukrainian refugees within Russian- and Arabic-speaking communities.

Anti-Migrant, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

September 8, 2023

ISD’s Zahed Amanullah joins for a conversation about immigration narratives in the age of disinformation

Zahed Amanullah will join the Interdisciplinary Approaches to Online Xenophobia Summit in New York.

Anti-Migrant

May 22, 2023

The international far right is “capitalising” on local protests against asylum seekers in Clare, Ireland

ISD’s Ciarán O'Connor features on Morning Ireland speaking about how international right-wing extremists have capitalised on local protests.

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

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