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04.06.2026, DW
The European Court of Justice has ruled that asylum-seekers must be given more than just the bare minimum to survive. But as the EU's new migration pact kicks in, will relief be short-lived? read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
04.06.2026, Tagesspiegel
Researchers publishing their annual report describe it explicitly as a "wake-up call", criticising the reform of the Common European Asylum System among other developments. Germany, which between 2012 and 2024 was the state that had taken in the most people through resettlement programmes after Sweden, has announced no places for 2026 and 2027. There is still no empirical evidence that German border controls, the introduction of the Bezahlkarte, or cuts to social benefits lead to a reduction in asylum seeker numbers — rather, asylum seeker numbers have fallen across the entire European Union. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
03.06.2026, taz.de
People whom the EU cannot deport to their countries of origin are to be sent to EU-funded camps in third countries, including Mauritania, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Ethiopia and Uzbekistan, countries with in some cases catastrophic human rights records. Almost all the key questions remain unanswered: will people be imprisoned or free to move? Which legal framework applies? Who is accountable for abuse? taz.de describes the plan as "clearly about stripping people of rights, sold as deterrence." read more
03.06.2026, netzpolitik.org
The European Parliament and national governments are tightening deportation rules. This will also make it possible to establish deportation centers in third countries and conduct raids modeled after those carried out by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). However, it remains to be seen whether the new regulations will actually lead to more and faster deportations. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europa, Europäische Union
03.06.2026, Washington Times / AP / Euronews
New EU regulations will speed up the return process for irregular migrants. Only 28 percent of rejected asylum seekers currently return home. Several EU nations are negotiating deportation deals with third countries. The regulation allows law enforcement to raid without warrants. Civil society groups raised serious concerns about Article 23 of the returns regulation specifically, which permits home raids and investigations to enforce deportations — a provision critics describe as normalising police-state tactics in EU migration enforcement. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union
03.06.2026, Al Jazeera
Greece adopted what its migration minister described as the strictest returns policy in the whole EU in September 2025, empowering the government to imprison people who refuse to be deported. Rejected asylum applicants can be fitted with ankle monitors and given just two weeks to remove themselves voluntarily. If they do not comply, they face a €5,000 fine and two to five years in closed camps. A February 2026 law further stipulated that if any aid worker is charged with helping to smuggle asylum seekers into Greece, their entire organisation can be delisted from the ministry's registry, losing funding and access to refugee camps. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Griechenland / Türkei
Germany's Chancellor described migrants as a problem for the city's appearance — a statement that has prompted an outcry from civil society organisations, journalists and politicians. Critics describe the framing as rooted in apartheid thinking, racism, or Nazi-era language — and warn that the normalisation of such rhetoric by leading politicians signals a dangerous shift in Germany's public discourse on migration and integration. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europa
Several EU states have written to the European Commission demanding more possibilities for deportations to Afghanistan. German Interior Minister Dobrindt is among the signatories. The move comes as Germany continues to use the so-called Bezahlkarte — a restricted payment card — for asylum seekers, which civil society organisations warn further marginalises Geflüchtete in their daily lives read more
03.06.2026, Mediendienst Integration
The Berlin Administrative Court has ruled that the pushbacks of asylum seekers at German borders ordered by the Federal Interior Ministry are unlawful. The ruling comes as Germany prepares for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact to enter full force on 12 June, which critics warn will further institutionalise similar measures across all member states. Human rights organisations have long documented that Geflüchtete are being turned away at internal EU borders without the possibility of lodging an asylum claim. read more
02.06.2026, PRO ASYL/taz.de
Germany's GEAS adaptation law, entering force on 12 June 2026, uses every degree of national discretion available to implement the reform as harshly as possible against people seeking protection — including the detention of children in so-called secondary migration centres. The law introduces border procedures in detention facilities for people from safe third countries, immediate deportation following negative decisions, and reduced reporting obligations that facilitate illegal pushbacks. PRO ASYL warns of a systematic dismantling of the rights of people seeking asylum in Germany. read more
02.06.2026, Statewatch
A leaked document dated 20 May 2026 reveals a technical arrangement between the EU naval mission Operation Irini and Libyan authorities, providing for capacity building to expand the interception of people fleeing Libya in the east of the country, under General Haftar's control. The so-called Libyan coast guard has for years been implicated in widespread abuse, torture and murder of people on the move — yet the EU plans to deepen this cooperation. Human rights organisations are calling for an immediate end to the partnership. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
02.06.2026, taz.de
As the EU debates return centres and deaths in the Mediterranean continue to rise, the human stories behind the statistics are increasingly lost from public view. The taz podcast "Fernverbindung" asks how journalists can still report meaningfully on forced migration when much of the public has grown tired of the debate. Foreign editor Judith Poppe speaks with North Africa correspondent Mirco Keilberth, who has spent years reporting from Libya, Tunisia and Egypt on migration and the people behind the headlines. read more
The EU has agreed on deportation centres in third countries — with no clear legal standards and no central oversight. The European Commission had originally planned minimum standards, but the EPP overturned this agreement under pressure from far-right parties. Member states now have largely free rein in building the centres. Human rights organisations warn that people could be deported to countries they have never set foot in and held in prison-like facilities with no legal recourse. read more
02.06.2026, Euronews
Under current rules, deportations are automatically suspended while legal challenges are pending. The new law would end that automatic protection, leaving courts to decide on a case-by-case basis whether a return order should be halted. The legislation also underscores how EU migration policy has shifted under Ursula von der Leyen's second term — away from managing migration within the bloc towards speeding up the removal of people with no legal right to remain, despite data showing a substantial drop in irregular arrivals in 2025 and 2026. read more
02.06.2026, NPR / PBS NewsHour
The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and ink controversial deals to build detention centres abroad, in what rights groups compare to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration policies. The deal was struck between the EU's three main institutions during a trilogue on Monday evening. The new regulation looks set to normalise immigration raids, expand the use of detention in prison-like facilities outside EU territory that are essentially legal black holes, and increase the risk of people being deported to countries where their safety cannot be guaranteed. read more
02.06.2026, Tagesspiegel
The number of deportations in the EU rose last year. According to the European Commission, around 28 percent of migrants required to leave were returned in 2025, while the number of asylum applications in the EU simultaneously fell continuously. The Tagesspiegel reports that the EU has now formally cleared the way for deportation centres in third countries outside the bloc, following the agreement reached between Parliament and member states on 1 June — completing the most significant migration policy shift in decades. read more
02.06.2026, DLF
In Germany, the number of asylum applications fell again in May. This brings the figure to its lowest level since the COVID-19 restrictions of 2020. While Dobrindt interprets the figure as a success of his asylum policy, asylum researchers attribute the decline to changes in key countries of origin and transit. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
02.06.2026, Frankfurter Rundschau
Ghana and Senegal are stepping up their repression of LGBTIQ people. Queer individuals in those countries face up to three years in prison, and up to five years for “supporting LGBTIQ activities.” Human rights organizations are calling on the German government to stop treating these countries as safe countries of origin. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Afrika, Deutschland, Senegal
02.06.2026, Augsburger Allgemeine
They were actually intended to be a temporary solution until the European asylum reform is implemented. That is set to happen next week. However, the CDU and CSU want to wait and see for now. read more
02.06.2026, euronews
Together with tougher rules for asylum and easier deportations, the legislation underscores how EU migration policy has shifted under Ursula von der Leyen's second term. The focus has moved from managing migration within the bloc to speeding up the removal of people with no right to remain in Europe. At the heart of the law is a provision allowing EU countries to establish deportation centres outside the bloc, alongside longer detention periods, tougher entry bans and new powers to locate irregular migrants. Swedish right-wing conservative MEP Charlie Weimers declared: "The era of deportations has begun." read more
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