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Immigration

Immigration

France rescues 159 migrants as they bid to make it to the UK

April 2, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(Euronews) French authorities rescued 159 migrants as they attempted to cross the English Channel and make it to the UK. Among the migrants saved were 10 children and a pregnant woman. Several suffered from hypothermia. The French Maritime Prefecture said they were […]

Government & Politics

Finns Party MP facing third ethnic agitation charge Sebastian Tynkkynen has been found guilty on two previous occasions of agitating against an ethnic group.

April 2, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(Yle) Finns Party Member of Parliament Sebastian Tynkkynen has been charged for a third time with ethnic agitation, after an indictment was filed in Oulu District Court at the end of March. Tynkkynen has two previous convictions for similar offences. He was […]

Government & Politics

Greece accuses Turkey of escorting migrant smuggling boats

April 2, 2021 Elena Becatoros  

(AP) Greece is reporting a series of brushes with Turkey’s coast guard in the narrow stretch of water between the eastern Greek island of Lesbos and the Turkish coast, at a time of generally testy relations between the two neighbors and NATO […]

Immigration

Wheelchair-bound man and young children among latest wave of cross-Channel migrants (LINK ONLY)

April 1, 2021 EoI News  

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Government & Politics

Greece criticized over treatment of migrants in State Department report

March 31, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(Kathimerini) The US State Department’s annual report on human rights violations around the world published on Tuesday has criticized Greece over unsafe and unhealthy conditions for migrants and asylum-seekers detained in pre-removal facilities or residing at the country’s six reception and identification […]

Demonstrations

‘2nd-class citizens’: Migrant camp plans [anger] Lesbos islanders

March 31, 2021 Chantal Valery  

(AFP) On the Greek island of Lesbos, the notorious camp of Moria still casts a long shadow, more than six months after it went up in flames. And after six years of being on the frontline of migratory pressure from nearby Turkey, […]

Immigration

Channel crossings: Border Force intercepts more than 200 migrants

March 31, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) More than 200 migrants have been intercepted while attempting to cross the English Channel over recent days. The Home Office said 148 people in six incidents had tried to enter the UK on Tuesday. A further 81 people had been intercepted […]

Crime

Belgium seeks extradition of Iraqis arrested in Athens

March 30, 2021 Yiannis Souliotis  

(Kathimerini) Legal procedures have been launched for the extradition to Belgium of three Iraqi nationals who were arrested in Athens last week on European arrest warrants. All three are accused of participating in a ring based in Belgium that trafficked migrants and […]

Government & Politics

Turkey criticizes Greece over treatment of its ‘Turkish’ minority

March 30, 2021 Manolis Kostidis  

(Kathimerini) Ankara accused Athens on Tuesday of violating the rights of its Muslim minority, which it calls “Turkish,” and of pursuing policies against Turkey, saying Athens should instead “abide by international law.” In a statement issued after a three-hour meeting of Turkey’s […]

Government & Politics

EU commissioner holds migration talks with Greek officials

March 30, 2021 Elena Becatoros  

(AP) The European Union’s home affairs commissioner was meeting Tuesday with Greece’s prime minister and foreign minister, a day after touring two of the eastern islands in the Aegean Sea most heavily affected by migration into Europe. The EU is currently working […]

Government & Politics

EU says Turkey should ‘urgently’ resume accepting migrants from Greece

March 29, 2021 Chantal Valery and John Hadoulis  

(AFP) The European Union said on Monday that Turkey must “urgently” resume accepting migrants from Greece, where thousands are being held in camps, days before EU chiefs are to visit Ankara. Greece, which has also been seeking support from EU allies in […]

Government & Politics

EU official urges Greece to investigate reports of asylum-seeker pushbacks

March 29, 2021 Karolina Tagaris  

(Reuters) Greece “can do more” to investigate reports it has pushed asylum-seekers back to Turkey, a senior European Union official said on Monday, as Greek authorities pledged a new migrant reception centre on the island of Lesbos would open in time for […]

Immigration

Migrant arrivals to Europe lower but deaths remain high

March 26, 2021 Renata Brito  

(AP) The number of migrants and asylum-seekers who reached Europe in 2020 is the lowest it has been in the past decade, according to a report released Friday by the United Nations migration agency. But deaths and disappearances on sea routes remain […]

Immigration

Channel crossings: Three boats with 77 migrants on board cross Channel

March 26, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Three small boats with 77 people on board reached the UK after crossing the English Channel on Thursday, the Home Office said. At least one boat landed on the beach at Dungeness, Kent, but the Home Office has not divulged further […]

Crime

Migrant who helped steer dinghy has immigration convictions overturned (LINK ONLY)

March 25, 2021 EoI News  

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Immigration

1,000 people cross Channel on small boats so far this year (LINK ONLY)

March 25, 2021 EoI News  

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Immigration

A third of Swiss feel ‘disturbed’ by people from other cultures

March 25, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(Swiss Info) A third of the Swiss population say they feel disturbed by people perceived as “different,” with a fifth mentioning Muslims in particular, according to a government study. The Federal Statistical Office said on Thursday that tolerance had increased slightly but […]

Government & Politics

Priti Patel defends asylum overhaul amid ‘inhumane’ claims (LINK ONLY)

March 24, 2021 EoI News  

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Immigration

Channel crossings: Six boats with 183 migrants on board intercepted

March 24, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Six boats with 183 migrants on board reached the UK after crossing the English Channel on Tuesday. The figure is the highest daily number so far this year, and is just under the total in the whole of March 2020 when […]

Government & Politics

Migrants entering UK illegally to be liable for removal at any time (LINK ONLY)

March 23, 2021 EoI News  

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Books

Claire Koc: Poster girl for integration tells of death threats (LINK ONLY)

March 23, 2021 EoI News  

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Children & Teens

Mali toddler’s death puts human face on Canaries migrant crisis

March 22, 2021 Hazel Ward  

(AFP) She was just two years old and she was from Mali. And her death this weekend after days fighting for her life puts a harrowingly human face on the migrant crisis in the Canary Islands. She was brought to Arguineguin port […]

Immigration

France rescues 72 migrants in Channel on way to UK

March 21, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(AFP) French maritime authorities said they had rescued 72 migrants in the English Channel on Sunday whose vessels ran into difficulties as they tried to reach the UK. Early Sunday, the coastguard was alerted that several boats were in trouble off the […]

Government & Politics

War refugees have right to remain in Britain permanently under Priti Patel’s new legal pathway (LINK ONLY)

March 20, 2021 EoI News  

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Government & Politics

5 nations demand better EU sharing of migration load

March 20, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(AP) The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe want their EU partners to share the burden more equitably. “We can no longer be punished for our geographical position,” Malta’s Byron Camilleri said […]

Government & Politics

Italian prosecutor seeks trial for Salvini on migrant kidnapping charges

March 20, 2021 Angelo Amante  

(Reuters) An Italian prosecutor formally called on Saturday for right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini to be tried for kidnapping over his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in the country in 2019. Salvini’s decision, made when he was interior […]

Government & Politics

Mediterranean ministers to discuss EU migration policies

March 19, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(AP) The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe are meeting in Greece to discuss the European Union’s policies as the bloc works toward a new migration pact. Ministers from Italy, Spain, Malta, […]

Government & Politics

Cyprus beyond limit of migrant capacity, needs EU help — government

March 19, 2021 Michele Kambas  

(Reuters) Cyprus has been stretched beyond its limits in accommodating asylum seekers and migrants and needs support from its European Union partners, a government official said on Friday. Previously overlooked as a migratory route, the eastern Mediterranean island has seen an increase […]

Children & Teens

94 per cent of foreign ‘minors’ identified by Paris police are adults

March 18, 2021 Chris Tomlinson  

(Breitbart) After setting up a fingerprint database in cooperation with North African countries, the Paris police prefecture positively identified 229 “minor” migrants, of which 216 were revealed to be adults. The Directorate of Security of the Paris Metropolitan Area (DSPAP) implemented the […]

Government & Politics

Boris Johnson insists plans to process asylum [seekers] abroad is ‘humane’ (LINK ONLY)

March 18, 2021 EoI News  

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Government & Politics

Asylum seekers sent abroad under plans to deter migrants (LINK ONLY)

March 18, 2021 EoI News  

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Government & Politics

5 years on, stalled EU-Turkey migrant deal remains a model

March 18, 2021 Lorne Cook and Suzan Fraser  

(AP) Five years after it was signed, the widely-criticized deal between the European Union and Turkey aimed at preventing migrants from entering Greece no longer works, but the Europeans insist it has served them well and will do so again. Not only […]

Government & Politics

Turkey eyes revision of 2016 migration deal with EU 5 years into agreement, Ankara urges constructive dialogue to fix deal, arguing Europe failed to fulfill promises

March 18, 2021 Ali Murat Alhas  

(Anadolu) Five years since signing a landmark migration agreement with the EU grappling with successive waves of asylum seekers fleeing conflict and persecution, Turkey now seeks to revise the deal, arguing that the bloc has failed to keep its promises. The deal […]

Immigration

Tunisian deported for instigating jihad in Italy Illegal migrant praised professor Paty's murder

March 18, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(ANSA) A 28-year-old Tunisian named Nairi Nasir who was living illegally in Italy was charged with apologism and instigation to commit a crime aimed at terrorism and repatriated to Tunisia. The expulsion came following a detailed investigation by Italian police and Carabinieri […]

Immigration

14 hospitalized in Canaries after migrants rescued at sea

March 17, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Scores of migrants have been rescued from several boats near Spain’s Canary Islands, with 14 — many suffering from hypothermia — requiring hospitalization, authorities said Wednesday. A baby girl was in critical condition, while one person was reported to have died […]

Government & Politics

US officials reject claims terrorists trying to enter from Mexico

March 17, 2021 Jeff Seldin  

(VOA) U.S. homeland security officials are pushing back against claims that known and suspected terrorists are trying to sneak into the country from Mexico, calling such incidents “very uncommon.” Republican lawmakers have been sounding alarms about what they say is a growing […]

Government & Politics

Four people matching terror watchlist arrested at border

March 16, 2021 Stef W. Kight  

(Axios) The Customs and Border Protection agency confirmed to Congress today that four people arrested at the southern border since Oct. 1 match names on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database, a congressional aide briefed on the correspondence told Axios. Why it matters: […]

Government & Politics

Ministers accuse lawyers of abusing asylum system, as figures show 80 per cent of appeals fail (LINK ONLY)

March 14, 2021 EoI News  

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Academics & Education

Far-right PVV wants to take constitutional rights from Muslims

March 11, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(NL Times) The main focus of the election program for Geert Wilders’ PVV is still to close mosques and Islamic schools, ban the Koran, and ban Dutch people with dual nationality from voting or acting as a politician in the Netherlands, NU.nl […]

Immigration

Abandoning government camp, migrants shelter on Gran Canaria cliff side

March 11, 2021 Borja Suarez  

(Reuters) More than 60 North African migrants are living in tents in the mountains of Spain’s Gran Canaria island with no access to running water after leaving a Red Cross centre which they say crammed dozens of them into squalid conditions. About […]

Crime

Afghan youths jailed over Greek migrant camp fire

March 10, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(AFP) A Greek court has jailed two Afghan youths for five years for starting a fire that burnt down Europe’s largest migrant camp last year on the island of Lesbos, lawyers said on Wednesday. The Lesbos court handed down the sentences late […]

Children & Teens

Ten children rescued from boat in English Channel (LINK ONLY)

March 9, 2021 EoI News  

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Government & Politics

Split Cyprus defends razor wire to halt migrant crossovers

March 9, 2021 Menelaos Hadjicostis  

(AP) The government of ethnically split Cyprus came under fire on Tuesday over a decision to lay razor wire along a section of a U.N.-controlled buffer zone. It says the move is needed to stem migrant inflows from the island’s breakaway north, […]

Government & Politics

No regrets, says Dutch anti-Islam leader Wilders

March 8, 2021 Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop  

(AFP) Dutch anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders has said he has no regrets and is ready to “step up” his campaigning against immigration, despite the coronavirus set to dominate next week’s general election. Once dubbed the “Dutch Trump” for his bleached-blonde hair and […]

Government & Politics

U.S. says visa applicants denied due to Trump ‘Muslim ban’ can reapply

March 8, 2021 Eric Beech  

(Reuters) Most U.S. visa applicants who were denied because of former President Donald Trump’s travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and African countries can seek new decisions or submit new applications, the State Department said on Monday. President Joe Biden overturned Trump’s […]

Immigration

Dozens of migrants scale fences into Spain’s Melilla enclave

March 8, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(AP) Dozens of migrants scaled a double fence and entered the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco early Monday, authorities said. Officials said that 59 out of around 150 migrants were able to get through. Two of the migrants and three officers […]

Government & Politics

EU’s Schinas briefs Greek MPs on new migration deal

March 6, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(Kathimerini) European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas on Friday briefed the committees on European affairs and public administration in the Greek Parliament on the EU’s continuing talks over the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, responding to criticism and concerns from all sides. […]

Crime

Jail for man who steered boat of asylum seekers across the Channel (LINK ONLY)

March 6, 2021 EoI News  

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Government & Politics

Channel ‘armada’ plan blocked amid fears it would become ‘migrant magnet’ (LINK ONLY)

March 5, 2021 EoI News  

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Government & Politics

Syrian migrants in Greece received by Norway

March 4, 2021 Unlisted Author  

(Kathimerini) The Norwegian Embassy confirmed in a statement on Thursday that 35 asylum seekers left Athens for Oslo on Wednesday in the context of protecting vulnerable groups and supporting Greece. The 35 comprise seven families from Syria who are applying for asylum […]

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