Emma Wallis

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Algeria expels more than 1,000 migrants to northern Niger

3 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

Reports on the Spanish and Portuguese news agencies EFE and LUSA suggest that migrants from 17 different countries, including Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, and Bangladesh were expelled from Algeria on Saturday (April 19). The organization Alarme Phone Sahara (APS) told reporters that there were 41 women and 12 children among the 1,141 migrants expelled.
Berlin: Attacks against migrants, asylum seekers and refugees show 'marked increase'

3 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

The news of an increase in attacks against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Germany’s capital city, Berlin, comes just after the latest knife attack perpetrated by a migrant against a German national hit the headlines. Creating an overall climate of increasing violence, anger and resentment, not just in Berlin but Germany-wide, in which migration and migrants are becoming a much-discussed and sensitive topic.
UK: UNHCR backs the idea of 'return hubs' as part of migration strategy

3 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

On April 18, a male migrant was confirmed to have died while attempting to make the Channel crossing in a small boat. The announcement came as UK government data shows that more than 9,000 migrants have crossed the Channel to the UK since the beginning of the year. The UK government has increasingly been searching for new strategies to reduce the numbers and overall migration to Britain.
Libya: Ten NGOs suspended due to 'hostile support of migrants'

1 month ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

The Libyan authorities announced on Wednesday that they would be suspending the work of ten humanitarian NGOs working in the country. The authorities accuse the NGOs of planning to settle third-country migrants in Libya as well as of "hostile actions that undermine" national security. A spokesperson for Libya’s Internal Security Agency ISA, Salem Gheith, said that at least ten NGOs working in Libya would have their permission to work there suspended.
Sweden: Government moves forward on tougher migration measures

1 month ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

In 2023, the Swedish government, led by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, tasked a former judge, Robert Schott, with investigating the legality of a set of proposed new rules, summed up in an "honest living" migration bill, reported Sweden’s public service television SVT Nyheter. Schott presented his report on Tuesday, April 1. The same day, the Swedish government announced that it was going to push ahead with its new requirements.
UK Foreign Minister visits Western Balkans and agrees further migration deals

1 month ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

Britain has announced further deals with Serbia, aimed at "smashing the gangs at the heart of the irregular migration crisis" and "securing UK borders ahead of hosting a major Western Balkans diplomatic summit this autumn," stated a press release from the UK government on April 2.
Do Europe's restrictive migration policies really work? And at what cost?

1 month ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

"The short answer to the question, whether the current [stricter] approach reduced numbers, is yes, it has," explains Roberto Forin, Deputy Director at the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) and head of the Europe program to InfoMigrants. "If you only look at numbers over a short period of time, such as the comparison between 2023 and 2024, then the numbers did go down overall," admits Forin.
UK hosts first major international summit to tackle people smuggling, including social media firms

1 month ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

"I simply do not believe organized immigration crime cannot be tackled," said Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as he opened a summit in London on Monday (March 31) aimed at coordinating efforts to fight people smuggling and irregular migration. Over 40 countries and organizations were involved in the summit, including representatives from three of the biggest social media platforms in the world, Meta, X and TikTok.
Germany: Coalition expected to pursue Syrian returns as soon as feasible

1 month ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

Coalition talks continue in Germany as the conservative CDU/CSU block, led by presumed incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the social democratic SPD, thrash out the details of their new coalition. Migration remains one of the big themes, especially the subject of returning Syrian and Afghan nationals who have been refused asylum or have forfeited the right to it, perhaps by committing a crime or being seen as a threat to national security.
Poland: New law temporarily suspending asylum in force, despite criticism

1 month ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

On March 26, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a new asylum law. The bill allows Poland to temporarily suspend the right to asylum, and is also designed to strengthen migration policy across the country, including at the western border with Germany. The law has been criticized by UNHCR and several human rights groups.