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06.09.2026, Migazin
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
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
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
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
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa
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
01.09.2026, Pro Asyl
The German Government has confirmed significant shortcomings in fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in Turkey. This makes it all the more contradictory that, due to its formal status as an EU candidate country, Turkey is, in principle, regarded as a ‘safe country of origin’ under the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union
01.09.2026, Die Zeit
The Federal Police have flown 22 men to Afghanistan on a charter flight. The Federal Ministry of the Interior stated that they were criminals. read more
01.09.2026, RedaktionsNetzwerkDeutschland
The government is allowing further Taliban representatives to enter Germany in order to facilitate more deportations to Afghanistan. Pro Asyl warns against legitimising the regime. The Federal Government’s Human Rights Commissioner has expressed concern. read more
31.08.2026, The Guardian
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said there is no evidence to suggest the Moroccan government was behind last month’s massive border crossing into Ceuta but accused Israel and Russia of spreading disinformation. As many as 141 people are thought to have died trying to enter the Spanish enclave at the end of July. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Marocco, Spanien
31.08.2026, Info Migrants
Italy's far-right government announced that it will continue to exclude Spanish nationals from the free movement agreement for another 15 days. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Spanien
The Berlin-based rescue organization SOS Humanity said it had rescued 71 people in distress in the Central Mediterranean during two operations, bringing them aboard its new rescue vessel, Humanity 2. The rescues come amid growing concern among humanitarian groups over the worsening situation in the Mediterranean, where dozens of bodies believed to be those of people on the move have been recovered from the sea in recent weeks. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Libya
31.08.2026, Aljazeera
Thousands of migrants remain in the Spanish enclave, triggering anger among Ceuta residents. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Spanien
31.08.2026, Tagesschau
Are female asylum seekers safe in refugee shelters in Baden-Württemberg? An investigation into sexual assault involving a staff member is underway—and these are not the first allegations of this kind. read more
31.08.2026, Flüchtlingsrat Niedersachsen
August 30 is the nationwide day of remembrance and action against deportations and detention pending deportation. This year, the Hanover Network Against Deportation is once again organizing a rally and demonstration at Hanover-Langenhagen Airport and at the deportation detention center there, under the slogan “Stop the brutal migration and deportation policies.” The Lower Saxony Refugee Council expressly supports this commemorative event and calls on everyone to participate. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Weltweit
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