Every asylum seeker deserves the chance to prove his or her right to protection. That’s the philosophy behind Asylos, a group of volunteers based around the world who do research to fill in critical gaps in information about asylum seekers' claims. InfoMigrants spoke to Asylos about their work.
Despite the encroaching winter weather and the news of the dangers of attempting to reach the UK in refrigerated containers, it appears that some migrants are still willing to risk everything in order to attempt to migrate from the French coast to the UK. Some are setting sail in small boats across the Channel and others are hoping that less frequented routes via Ireland might provide a route to Britain.
British prosecutors have charged a 23-year-old man over the deaths of 39 people from Vietnam in a refrigeration truck. The case has highlighted the dangers of illegal migration to Britain.
A global study by the United Nations has called on countries to end the detention of child migrants. Hundreds of thousands of children are held in immigration detention in more than 80 countries worldwide. The study claims this violates children's rights and does serious harm to their physical and mental health.
Getting by as a migrant without papers is certainly hard. If you become sick, it can be much worse - even life-threatening. So where can you turn in the UK if you need medical assistance?
The European Union is known for championing freedom of movement. EU citizens can easily travel or move to another EU country. But what about migrants and refugees living in the EU? Can they travel to other countries? Are they allowed to work in another EU country? Here's what you need to know...
A new study by the US based Pew Research Center has found that as many as 4.8 million migrants were living undocumented across the EU in 2017. More than half of those are estimated to be living in the UK and Germany. However, even though news of undocumented migrants tends to dominate headlines and election campaigns, the anaylsis found that even if estimates are correct, those migrants without papers account for less than 1% of Europe's total population.
The families of the 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in a truck in the UK have not yet been able to lay their tragically deceased relatives to rest. Many are struggling to find a way to pay for the repatriation; they also say they have received little information on what happened.
As the UK gears up for an election on December 12, all parties are busy launching their manifestoes and making promises. The Conservative Party, currently ruling as a minority government, has just promised a fast track “NHS Visa” to make it easier to attract and retain the hundreds of thousands of non-British health workers on which the country relies. Previously they would impose a 'zero-tolerance' policy on migration.
At least one of the 39 smuggled migrants who suffocated or froze in a lorry in the UK last week is believed to have been a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman whose dream was to work in a nail salon. The tragedy has led to calls for a crackdown on trafficking of Vietnamese into the so-called nail bar business.
One of the young Vietnamese who died during an attempt to be smuggled into Britain on a lorry allegedly paid an enormous amount of money for the ride. Some 39 migrants lost their lives in the incident, discovered on Tuesday.
Many of the 39 people who were found dead in a truck in England are likely Vietnamese. Human trafficking from Vietnam to Western Europe is a million euro business – and extremely dangerous for those who embark on the journey.