The private sea rescue organization Sea-Watch saved 28 people in the Mediterranean in the early hours of September 29. However, the crew also recovered bodies as several people remain missing. The gro...

Around 55 percent of Afghans listed for deportation from Germany have no criminal record, a parliamentary inquiry has shown. As of July, deportations are no longer restricted to criminals or those pos...

A child and two women have died off the coast of northern France after an overcrowded boat ran into difficulties while attempting to cross the English Channel. French authorities said the victims appe...

New official data reveals that foreign-born workers and their descendants make up more than a quarter of all employees in Germany. As such, they play a crucial role in key industries like healthcare, ...

British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced that she intends to offer more safe and legal routes to migrants, as well as reconsidering plans to make full integration into Britain more difficu...

Five people believed to be migrants have drowned while attempting to cross a river on the border between Croatia and Slovenia, police have said.

Authorities in Mauritania say they saved 260 migrants from two boats, including children. Mauritanian authorities are playing an increasingly important role in intercepting migrants trying to reach Sp...

The migration route between the Spanish Balearic Islands and Algeria has overtaken the Canary Islands route since September, with at least 161 migrants arriving in the Balearic Islands between Septemb...

18 European interior ministers held talks over the weekend to strengthen border controls, improve emergency response times and establish fast-track procedures for returning some migrants. Germany's In...

More and more migrants and refugees stuck in Tunisia are hoping to return home — though the extent to which this is a 'voluntary' decision has increasingly come into question. Some reports meanwhile i...

A female Afghan cyclist has won a silver medal at the Asian Games in Japan this week. Athlete Fariba Hashimi fled her country after the Taliban returned to power in 2021 — after years of disguising he...

Successive boat arrivals over the last few days are fanning anti-migrant protests and sentiment in the UK. Research shows that the on-line groups amplifying the hate across borders are doing it for id...

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has passed new school rules capping the number of students who don't speak fluent Italian and banning face coverings.

This week, a flurry of social media messages appeared to be calling for a second mass crossing into Ceuta, thought to be scheduled for September 23, the same day as the Moroccan elections. It led to S...

Earlier in the week, more than a hundred migrants managed to reach Greece in small boats, with the majority of them departing from the Turkish coast and heading for the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea...

Migrants embarking on irregular journeys to Europe face countless dangers each step of the way. Their relatives and families back home meanwhile find themselves having to navigate through a labyrinth ...

The European Commission has pledged to provide Lebanon with more than 500 million additional euros to improve security and border management as well as refugee management. However, following months of...

Faced with the militarization of the northern coast of France, an increasing number of migrants are leaving the French coast for the United Kingdom from Seine-Maritime, some 200 kilometers from Calais...

Europol supported a migrant smuggling investigation involving law enforcement authorities from 17 countries. Raids carried out earlier in the week resulted in six arrests and the seizure of property u...

The migration route between the Spanish Balearic Islands and Algeria has overtaken the Canary Islands route since September, with at least 161 migrants arriving in the Balearic Islands between Septemb...

The body of a presumed migrant washed up on the shores of northern France, as dozens of migrants continue to attempt irregular journeys across the English Channel. Meanwhile, groups of British anti-mi...

Officials in Greece have arrested two teenagers in recent days on suspicion of manning migrant vessels coming over from Libya. Both of the youths were identified as underage minors.

The UN Refugee Agency in Germany says that Syrian war refugees should be allowed to keep their protection status at least for the time being. The comments come in response to German government plans t...

A female Afghan cyclist has won a silver medal at the Asian Games in Japan this week. Athlete Fariba Hashimi fled her country after the Taliban returned to power in 2021 — after years of disguising he...

Private rescue groups in the Mediterranean have brought more than 50 people to safety in recent days, as irregular crossing attempts continue. So far in 2026, roughly 2,000 people are believed to have...

On September 23, Moroccans will elect a new parliament. Despite a growing economy, many young people feel left behind. While some are prepared to fight for political change, others see emigration as t...

Migrant arrivals and related developments in Spain's Ceuta territory in North Africa continue to make headlines. The body of another migrant was found on one of the enclave's beaches last week. Meanwh...

More and more migrants and refugees stuck in Tunisia are hoping to return home — though the extent to which this is a 'voluntary' decision has increasingly come into question. Some reports meanwhile i...

A teenage migrant has been jailed in the UK on charges of steering a dinghy with 165 migrants from the French coast to Britain. The dangerous crossing was one of the single biggest arrivals ever recor...

Italy intends to limit the number of foreign students per class, according to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The government also plans to ban head coverings such as Muslim burqas and niqabs from the c...

The defendant Mujahid S. is one of 14 suspects on trial in Paris, being held responsible for the deadliest small-boat Channel crossing on record. The 36-year-old Afghan facing smuggling-related charge...

Poland is one of the European countries where demographic changes appear to be outpacing the means taken to mitigate them. Migration is hardly going to change the trend — especially amid a climate acr...

Reports from Italy indicate that some doctors in the country are being investigated on suspicon for having 'helped' migrants avoid being sent to detention centers — by falsely certifying them to be il...

The UN food agency (World Food Program) has warned that roughly half of South Sudan's population struggles to get enough food each day. The humanitarian situation in the country could deteriorate furt...

Officials from Syria have entered talks with the governments of Germany and Belgium to discuss ways to work more closely together for the return of Syrian war refugees. The separate meetings in the Sy...

The Swiss Senate has voted in favor of introducing tighter asylum measures. The changes would include a new law that will allow for the deportation of criminal dual nationals in the country. The motio...

Some EU lawmakers have criticized Spain's migration policies following the mass crossings into Ceuta, warning that they could encourage further irregular migration. They are also calling for stronger ...