What is the Common European Asylum and Return Policy?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her State of the Union Address on September 10, against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world. She touched on several policy….
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Many European States are Likely to Privatise Migrant Housing
Hotels housing asylum seekers in the UK have increasingly become targets of aggressive far-right protests for a second year in a row. Authorities, including the UK Home Secretary, have condemned….
Russia’s Critics Face Uncertainty as Germany Suspends Humanitarian Visa
As the German government continues to crack down on migration, it suspended the humanitarian visa program aimed to protect politically persecuted people from their home states. The suspension especially affects….
German Courts Push Back Against New Migration Policy
The Berlin Administrative Court decided that asylum seekers cannot be turned away at border checks unless the process follows the EU’s Dublin Regulation, DW reported. The decision comes after Federal….
Haitian Gangs to be Labelled Foreign Terrorist Group in U.S.
The Trump administration has informed Congress that it plans to declare Haitian gangs to be foreign terrorist organisations, The Associated Press reported. In February, the State Department deemed eight crime….