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08.09.2026, EU Perspectives
Dawn raids on private homes were meant to be an American story. Now police in several EU countries can search homes to enforce deportations, and Belgium may follow. Migrant-rights groups fear Europe’s new return rules will spread the practice further. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Europa, Europäische Union, Frankreich, Großbritannien, Österreich / Schweiz
08.09.2026, Reuters
Once known for its welcome to migrants, Sweden has not only shut its borders over the last decade, its right-wing government is now paying some foreign-born residents to leave, part of a tough stance on migration it hopes will help it secure reelection this month. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa
08.09.2026, Die Zeit
Thuringia wants replacement documents to be issued much more quickly than before for people without valid passports. An agreement with the Federal Ministry of the Interior is intended to help achieve this. Meißner hopes the new regulations will speed up deportations, ease the burden on local authorities and lead to cost savings. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
08.09.2026, Migazin
Whilst integration courses are to be cut back and support services scaled back, millions are being set aside for deportations and return hubs. There is more to this than just austerity measures. read more
07.09.2026, Statewatch
Less than two years after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria has been added to a list of over a dozen countries with dedicated EU “action files”. Two versions of the files obtained by Statewatch via a freedom of information request show a considerable focus on increasing deportations, with hints at future ambitions to restrict migration from Syria. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
07.09.2026, taz
In the southern English port city of Portsmouth, hundreds of people – some of whom were masked and dressed in black – protested on Sunday night against the arrival of asylum seekers who had crossed the English Channel in rubber dinghies. It was the second day of such protests this weekend. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Großbritannien
07.09.2026, Kosmo
Social media as an early warning system, new partnerships, structural reforms: The EU is adopting a new approach to migration. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union
06.09.2026, Migazin
The black-red state government wants to realign its asylum policy and is relying on a mix of measures. Specific steps have now been announced. Refugee organizations are criticizing parts of the plans and questioning the validity of the figures cited to support them. read more
Germany and four other EU countries are pushing ahead with plans for deportation centers outside the EU. An agreement is expected to be in place by 2026, with the first center set to begin operations in 2027 if possible. Numerous African countries are among the potential partners. Aid organizations fear massive human rights violations. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa, Weltweit
05.09.2026, Der Standard
This means the number has more than doubled since July. The NGO criticizes the lack of search and rescue operations and calls for safe, legal routes to Europe read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Weltweit
04.09.2026, Deutschlandfunk
The European border agency Frontex will in future also be operating in the English Channel and the North Sea. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Frankreich, Großbritannien
04.09.2026, Pro Asyl
Two Somali women have spoken out about female genital mutilation and other serious experiences of violence. Nevertheless, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) rejected their asylum applications under the new asylum procedure at the border as ‘manifestly unfounded’; their urgent appeals were also unsuccessful. These cases illustrate how quickly particularly vulnerable people can fall through the cracks in the asylum system. Both women remain in detention at Frankfurt Airport; their cases are now being processed as return proceedings. read more
04.09.2026, Frankfurter Rundschau
At a meeting in Copenhagen, Germany and four other EU member states are pushing ahead with plans for deportation centres outside the EU, known as ‘return hubs’. Rwanda and Uganda are reportedly being considered as destination countries. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union, Griechenland / Türkei, Österreich / Schweiz
04.09.2026, Info Migrants
At least five bodies were recovered and more than 80 people are feared dead after a cayuco that left The Gambia 27 days earlier was found drifting south of Gran Canaria. Three of the 44 survivors remain in critical condition in hospital. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien
Four small boats from Libya arrived on Wednesday, adding to more than 250 people who reached Crete earlier in the week. Greek authorities are pursuing a case against a 14-year-old South Sudanese national accused of piloting an earlier boat from Tobruk to Gavdos. The case highlights a recurring concern in migration enforcement: minors may be among those accused of piloting vessels, including where they may themselves be migrants with limited agency in a smuggling operation. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Libya
03.09.2026, The Portugal News
Portugal’s President António José Seguro has promulgated the country’s new immigration and asylum legislation, three days after the Constitutional Court cleared the contested provisions. read more
03.09.2026, The Guardian
Aso and Baran fled Iran, crossed the Channel together and were both returned to France. After risking their lives to reach Britain again, the friends found themselves facing very different fates read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Frankreich, Großbritannien
03.09.2026, euobserver
Several EU member states are moving forward with plans for deportation centers in Africa. Rwanda and Uganda are considered the frontrunners for a pilot project designed to take in rejected asylum seekers outside of Europe. Critics, however, warn of high costs and questionable prospects for success. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Weltweit
02.09.2026, Luxembourg Times
Luxembourg demonstratively sided with Spain during the Ceuta migration crisis and refused to endorse a letter of criticism signed by 22 EU member states. Prime Minister Luc Frieden considers the allegations against Madrid to be unfounded and emphasizes that Spain has effectively protected the EU’s external border. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
01.09.2026, Techpolicy
In late July, Germany's cabinet quietly approved a draft law that would create a broad legal basis for using artificial intelligence in visa, residence, and asylum procedures.The bill, known as the KI-Migrationsverwaltungsgesetz (KIMVG, or AI Migration Administration Act), would allow authorities to process personal data to develop, train and test AI systems, introduce AI-assisted procedural monitoring, and do an automated cross-checking of applicants' statements against publicly available internet sources. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
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