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.

June 18, 2026

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

ISD's Sid Venkataramakrishnan spoke to the BBC about the role citizen journalists played in the anti-migrant riots 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

June 20, 2025

“Get them out, keep them out”: How social media fuelled violent attacks against migrants in Northern Ireland

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

Further Reading

March 30, 2023

Far right attempts to exploit rumor in Irish town and cause a “moral panic” against migrants

ISD's Aoife Gallagher spoke to the Journal about the tactics of Irish anti-immigration activists, including how they spread unverified information.

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

March 15, 2023

Extremist language choices and false information fuelling dynamic against immigrants in Ireland

In this documentary for TG4, ISD's Ciarán O'Connor provides commentary and research into the rise of the anti-immigration movement in Ireland.

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention

March 3, 2023

Countering pro-Kremlin disinformation targeting Ukrainian refugees in Germany

ISD released the first round of a video campaign in German, Arabic and Russian.

Anti-Migrant, Education, Resources, Training and Educational Resources

February 10, 2023

TikTok videos of migrants being attacked or harassed trend in Ireland

ISD's analysis of trending anti-migrant TikTok videos in Ireland is covered by the Irish Examiner and Irish broadcaster RTÉ during Prime Time.

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

February 8, 2023

‘White Genocide’

The 'white genocide' conspiracy theory holds that there is a deliberate plot to erase whiteness.

Anti-Migrant, Anti-Muslim, Antisemitism, Far-Right Extremism, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence

January 19, 2023

Aoife Gallagher on how far-right language is playing into anti-asylum seeker sentiment

ISD's Aoife Gallagher joined Virgin Media News' The Group Chat to discuss the anti-asylum seeker protests happening across Ireland.

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

January 14, 2023

Polarising language and nativism narratives is shaping the discussing around asylum seekers in Ireland

ISD researchers wrote an op-ed for the Irish Times on asylum-seeker protesting in Ireland.

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

December 8, 2022

Die Reichsbürger Bewegung

Die Reichsbürger sind eine extremistische deutsche Bewegung, deren Ideologiedurch die gemeinsame Überzeugung geeint ist, dass die Bundesrepublik Deuts

Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

December 7, 2022

Boogaloo Movement

The Boogaloo movement is an anti-government, anti-law enforcement extremist militia movement.

Anti-Migrant, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Officials and Law Enforcement, Threats to Public Figures

November 14, 2022

What the UK migrant centre attack tells us about contemporary extremism trends

The suspect’s social media history from the migrant processing center attack in southern England highlights flaws in UK counter-terrorism policy.

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

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