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.

January 12, 2026

Anti-migrant rhetoric is on the rise in the UK

Anti-migrant rhetoric increased across the UK in 2025--spreading the message that non-white people are unwelcome in the country.

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

May 30, 2025

Investigation | Russia-aligned campaigns amplify negative sentiment towards Ukrainians in Poland ahead of a decisive presidential vote 

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

Further Reading

September 20, 2022

The ‘Great Replacement’

The 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory claims that Western and majority white countries are under threat from immigration and birth rates. It has inspired multiple terror attacks including the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings.

Anti-Migrant, Terrorism and Extremism

September 20, 2022

Accelerationism

Accelerationism is an ideology focussed on the need for societal collapse to preserve the white race.

Anti-Migrant, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence

September 16, 2022

The Order of Nine Angles

A decentralised, Satanist, neo-Nazi organization that has spread and become increasingly influential among accelerationist neo-Nazi groups.

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

September 7, 2022

The Reichsbürger Movement

The Reichsbürger movement is a German conspiracy movement similar to Sovereign Citizens.

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

August 16, 2022

La campagne de l’intimidation : étude de cas des violences numériques envers les candidats aux élections de 2022

Ce rapport couvre le harcèlement et les attaques contre les candidats aux élections françaises de 2022.

Anti-Migrant, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health, Terrorism and Extremism

April 6, 2022

Online Russian-Language Hate and Discrimination Against Central Asian Migrants

This report provides an overview of the scale and scope of Russian-language online hate targeted at Central Asian labour migrants.

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

March 29, 2022

Can the war in Ukraine breed ‘compassion’ toward non-European refugees?

The war in Ukraine has caused over three million people to flee their homes, Jasmine El-Gamal has authored an op-ed about refugee interventions.

Anti-Migrant, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

December 1, 2021

German elections: ISD finds that right-wing party AfD greatly benefitted from the online climate debate

During the 2021 German federal elections, ISD found that Alternative für Deutschland was the party most benefitting from the climate change debate.

Anti-Migrant, Antisemitism, Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism

July 1, 2021

The networks and narratives of anti-refugee disinformation in Europe

This article summarizes an ISD report on online communities promoting hate and disinformation against refugees and the migration sector in 2020. ​​

Anti-Migrant

July 6, 2019

‘The Great Replacement’: The Violent Consequences of Mainstreamed Extremism

This report presents findings on the ideologies and narratives behind the Christchurch attack, which left 51 dead and 50 more injured.

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

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