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Our goal is to provide migrants with trustworthy, verified, and impartial news and information about their home countries, the countries they pass through, and their destinations. InfoMigrants is a partnership among three prominent European media organizations: France Médias Monde (which includes France 24, Radio France Internationale, and Monte Carlo Doualiya), the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle, and the Italian news agency ANSA. This initiative is also supported by funding from the European Union.

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Germany to introduce law that would restrict family reunification

1 week ago | infomigrants.net | Benjamin Bathke

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) will present the first draft bills to the cabinet of Germany's new center-right government on Wednesday (May 28) aimed at limiting migration and reforming naturalization. Under the minister's plans, relatives of people with subsidiary protection who live abroad are only allowed to join them in Germany after two years. The proposal is reportedly in line with the coalition deal of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats.
Finland completes first part of fence on eastern border with Russia

2 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Aasim Saleem

Finland continues to fortify its eastern border with Russia, completing the first 35 kilometers (22 miles) of a fence it is building to prevent migrant crossings. The construction of the border fence began last year in response to migration from Russia that started increasing in 2023, which Helsinki reportedly believes was deliberately orchestrated by Moscow.
German police arrest group suspected of right-wing terror plot against migrants and political opponents

2 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

Five teenage suspects linked to an extremist group calling itself "Last Wave of Defense" ("Letzte Verteidigungswelle, L.V.W.") have been arrested in Germany. Prosecutors say they planned on carrying out arson and explosive attacks on homes for asylum seekers as well as buildings used by left-wing groups.
UK: Egyptian national convicted of smuggling migrants across the Mediterranean

2 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

A 42-year-old Egyptian national, named as Ahmed E. has been jailed for 25 years after being convicted of smuggling nearly 3,800 migrants from North Africa to Italy between October 2022 and June 2023. This is the first time that a person in the UK has been convicted for involvement in people smuggling in the Mediterranean, confirmed Britain’s National Crime Agency NCA. According to an NCA press release, published on May 20, Ahmed E.
Germany: Spousal visa candidates stumble over language requirements

2 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

In 2024, the German Foreign Office handed out 72,500 spousal visas -- slightly fewer than in 2023, when the number stood at 77,200. This, reported the German press agency dpa, was partly because of candidates failed to reach the requ ired A1 language level required to join their partner in Germany. According to data from the German government, 62 percent of spousal visa candidates passed the German language requirement last year.
German and Italian leaders meet to talk about third-country return hubs

2 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

During their meeting on Saturday (May 17), Germany’s new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz of the conservative CDU, and Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia), demonstrated "unity" in their approach to migration policy.
One migrant dies, 62 rescued in Channel

2 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

One migrant was pulled unconscious from the water and pronounced dead by medical teams on board a boat. In total, 62 migrants were rescued on Sunday night going into Monday morning (May 19), states a press release from the French maritime prefecture. The rescue teams were alerted after a migrant boat was discovered off the coast of France. The crew on board the Abeille Normandie was immediately sent to survey the boat and make sure that it didn’t get into difficulty, states the press release.
Afghan family sues German government in attempt to speed up their visa

3 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

The case is due to be heard in a Berlin administrative court. The woman bringing the case is described as a "scientist and a writer" and reportedly worked for the Afghan government before the Taliban took power in 2021. She had been in Germany on several research projects as part of that work, reported Die Welt. InfoMigrants contacted the woman's lawyer in Germany, Dr. Matthias Lehnert, to ask more about the case.
UK seeks to draw up agreements with third countries for return hubs

3 weeks ago | infomigrants.net | Emma Wallis

While visiting Albania on Thursday, the British Prime Minister announced that the UK was looking to draw up agreements with several third countries that could host return hubs for asylum seekers refused the right to stay in Britain.
Newly arrived migrant women in Europe risk falling into prostitution 'trap'

1 month ago | infomigrants.net | Marlène Panara

Blessing is a "survivor." The graduate in computer science left her native Nigeria for Spain over ten years ago, after being promised a job in a specialty store. Blessing quickly realized that "it was all a trap" upon her arrival in Europe. "The job didn't exist and neither did my work visa," she said. Her abductors then forced her to leave Spain for Naples, Italy.