At the age of 15, Aboubacar, now a refugee in France, fled Guinea. When he crossed the Algerian desert to reach Libya, he was one of only two survivors. Aboubacar told InfoMigrants about this traumatic journey.
Two years ago, former industry boss Olivier Legrain created an endowment fund to support migrants in France. The fund enabled the purchase of a "hospitality house" on the Italian border, which is scheduled to open its doors this summer.
Applying for asylum in the United Kingdom has become a complex maze full of mixed messages for those in need of protection — especially since Brexit. In this article, we discuss the risks and opportunities involved in lodging your asylum...
The International Organization for Migration is supporting the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Yemen and said it welcomes the government's decision to also immunize migrants.
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said his country refuses to establish reception centers for foreign migrants on their way to Europe.
Italian agricultural organization Coldiretti said the region of Apulia, in southern Italy, has been assigned 320 additional non-EU laborers for farm work in the region, which is in serious difficulty due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A new report has placed a spotlight on the migrant smuggling business and other illicit activities running through the Western Balkans, including drugs and money laundering. The report estimates that the migrant smuggling business alone...
Espelkamp in northwest Germany has experienced several waves of refugees and migrants throughout its history. It's home to recently arrived refugees and guest workers, as well as German repatriates. InfoMigrants takes a look at how they...
More than 2,000 migrants have arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa over the past two days. Many are from Bangladesh, where myths spread about Europe lead tens of thousands of people to embark on deadly journeys.
French politicians have been debating whether there is a link between terrorism and immigration, after a policewoman was killed by a Tunisian man in Paris on April 23. InfoMigrants reviews the current laws on immigration and legalizing...
There are different types of detention locations for migrants in France. To help you understand the differences and what your rights are, InfoMigrants has put together an overview.
The policy of migrant returns between EU countries is complex and creates "blurred lines," an expert in EU law and migration has told InfoMigrants. In the light of two recent cases of returns from Austria to Hungary, we decided to take...
Migrant smuggling is a global crime that exposes migrants to life-threatening risks. The EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum puts preventing and combating smuggling at the center of its comprehensive approach to migration.
As announced in the Pact on Migration and Asylum, this initiative aims to introduce a digital visa to replace the paper visa sticker currently used and to enable those planning to travel to the EU to submit their visa application online....
Proposed in September 2020, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum sets out the European Commission's new approach to migration in the bloc. It addresses border management and aims to integrate the internal and external dimensions of migration...