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30.05.2026, Reuters
At least 17 migrants died and nine are missing after their boat broke down and drifted for eight days in the Mediterranean Sea, Libya's Red Crescent and Libyan security sources said. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Libya
06.05.2026, ETIAS.com analysis
Denmark, currently holding the rotating EU Council presidency, has suggested delaying mandatory enforcement of the solidarity mechanism by three years after the pact takes effect in 2026. Internal European Commission data shows asylum pressures have dropped overall but are now more concentrated in southern and western countries — with France and Spain surpassing Germany as the main destinations for asylum seekers in 2025. A senior analyst at the European Policy Centre warned that collapse of the solidarity mechanism could trigger a political spiral boosting far-right parties and reinstating internal border controls across Schengen. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
05.05.2026, Infomigrants
An investigation by the German public broadcaster ZDF indicates an alleged closer collaboration with the Taliban to facilitate the deportations, raising concerns about the legitimization of the Taliban. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
04.05.2026, El Enclave / VisaHQ
EU officials voiced fresh misgivings on May 3 about Spain's draft Royal Decree 316/2026, set to grant residence and work rights to an estimated half-million people. The Commission complains that Madrid failed to provide formal notification and warns that newly regularised migrants might attempt to relocate elsewhere in Schengen, burdening partner states. The standoff reveals a fundamental tension between Spain's integration-focused approach and the enforcement-first agenda dominating EU migration policy ahead of the June 12 Pact implementation date. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Spanien
04.05.2026, Melting Pot Europa
The investigation into Fabrice Leggeri sheds light for the first time on an agency that has made deportations its policy. Meanwhile, however, Europe is preparing to grant it even more powers. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Europäische Union
04.05.2026, WELT
The number of migrants arriving in Germany sinks. For the Interior Minister A. Dobrindt that is a proof of the government´s succesful hard stance, however he maintains the controls at the borders. read more
04.05.2026, Boundless Immigration weekly
This week's immigration round-up includes President Trump signing a spending bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security after a 76-day partial government shutdown that disrupted airport operations nationwide, while lawmakers consider a separate bill providing up to $70 billion in funding for ICE and CBP. The US crackdown on immigration is being watched closely by EU officials who have cited Trump administration tactics as a model for accelerating their own deportation and enforcement agenda ahead of the June 12 Pact implementation date. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Amerika, Europa, Europäische Union
03.05.2026, Wikipedia / Multiple EU sources
The EU Migration Pact takes effect in June 2026, compelling member states to more evenly share the cost of hosting migrants and reforming asylum and border security procedures. Asylum seekers from countries whose applications are approved less than 20% of the time will be fast-tracked in detention centres close to EU borders, with the entire procedure including one appeal completed within 12 weeks. Human rights organisations including Oxfam, Caritas, Amnesty International and Save the Children have described the system as cruel and say it puts asylum seekers' rights at serious risk. read more
01.05.2026, PBS NewsHour
The European Union is expanding its powers to track, raid and deport people seeking protection to so-called return hubs in third countries in Africa and elsewhere, quietly adopting tactics of the Trump administration. Authorities in Europe carry out an average of 221 pushbacks a day, according to a February 2026 report by humanitarian organisations. More than 80,000 pushbacks were recorded in 2025, mostly in Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and Latvia, with people routinely subjected to beatings, attacks by police dogs, forced stripping, forced river crossings and theft of personal belongings. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
30.04.2026, euronews
Spain's Migration Minister Elma Saiz told Euronews that the country's migration policy is focused on integration, coexistence and recognising the positive contribution of migrants. While much of Europe is hardening its stance on migration, Spain under Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is taking a very different approach, with plans to regularise an estimated 500,000 undocumented migrants. The interview offers a rare counter-narrative to the dominant EU enforcement agenda ahead of the June 12 Pact implementation deadline. read more
30.04.2026, MiGAZIN
After his visit to the UN, the German foreign minister will travel on to Morocco. He plans to hold strategic talks in the North African country. The discussions will also focus on migration flows. However, the human rights situation and EU asylum policy make the partnership a delicate matter. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europa, Europäische Union, Marocco
29.04.2026, visahq.com / Federal Gazette Germany
Germany has published its long-awaited GEAS Adaptation Law in the Federal Gazette, representing the biggest overhaul of the national asylum and return system in three decades. The 420-page statute enters into force on 12 June 2026 and abolishes the concept of family asylum, introduces mandatory screening centres near external borders, and creates new legal bases for detention pending removal. The law also tightens welfare rules, reducing cash benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act for those who obstruct deportation. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union
29.04.2026, Infomigrants
A court in Libya has sentenced members of a criminal network for smuggling, kidnapping and torturing migrants. Greece's foreign minister pushed in Tripolis for stronger coordination between Greek and Libyan authorities to reduce irregular migration flows from the North African country across the Mediterranean. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Libya
29.04.2026, Neues Deutschland
Critics fear that movement profiles will be created based on the U.S. model and used by border patrols for so-called “self-deportations.” There are also doubts about the legality of the planned apps. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
29.04.2026, ref.ch
By establishing centers in third countries, the EU aims to deport more people without legal residency. This has met with resistance from the church. They argue that it is costly, ineffective, and jeopardizes fundamental rights. read more
29.04.2026, Euronews
Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and Greece have agreed to build deportation centres outside EU territory — the first time a formal group of member states has come together to advance this controversial project. The extraterritorial facilities, known as return hubs, would hold people whose asylum applications have been rejected while they await removal. Humanitarian organisations have warned that such facilities risk creating prison-like conditions with rampant human rights violations, and urged the European Parliament to block the related regulation. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Europa
28.04.2026, InfoMigrants
Germany has deported around 25 Afghan men convicted of crimes on a charter flight from Leipzig to Kabul. The deportation, carried out under an agreement with the Taliban, reflects Germany's broader policy to resume regular removals to Afghanistan despite ongoing human rights concerns and the lack of formal diplomatic relations. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
28.04.2026, Infomigrants
Since tightening its migration policy in 2025, Mauritania has carried out large-scale expulsions of undocumented migrants, but also sometimes of those with legal status. InfoMigrants collected the testimonies of three Senegalese nationals — all fishermen — who were affected by this anti-migrant policy, describing daily life as extremely difficult in a general context of hostility from the population, violence and harassment by authorities. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Afrika, Europäische Union, Senegal
28.04.2026, Al-jazeera
Following a migration agreement with the EU, Mauritanian authorities have increasingly detained migrants and deported them to Mali and Senegal. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Senegal
28.04.2026, European Commission- Migration and home affairs
A recent Eurostat publication shows that 669,400 first-time asylum applicants registered for international protection in EU countries in 2025, representing a 27% decrease compared with 2024. Spain received the highest number of applications, followed by Italy, France, Germany and Greece, which together accounted for 83% of all first-time asylum applications. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Spanien
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