Germany is said to be considering whether it can resume sending Afghans who commit crimes or pose a threat to society back to their homeland. According to German newspaper reports the government is under pressure to re-start deportations suspended since 2021.
A regional court in southern Germany has sentenced a Somalian woman to life behind bars for killing her three-month old baby with a kitchen knife. The attack took place inside a so-called anchor facility for refugees, which are used to accommodate asylum seekers and process their applications.
Last December, a 14-year-old girl had died after being attacked by a man wielding a knife in southern Germany. The public prosecutor's office has now filed charges against the suspect, a 27-year-old asylum seeker from Eritrea.
Three years ago, a man in his 40s shot dead nine people in Hanau, near Frankfurt. Thereafter he killed his mother and himself. Roughly 500 people have attended an emotional memorial.
Two Afghan men in Germany have been convicted of killing their older sister. They said they didn't support her modern lifestyle.
At least 60% of those who crossed the Channel in small boats in 2022 will be recognized as refugees, Britain’s Refugee Council says. Its analysis, published Tuesday, is based on Home Office data.
With plans for the expulsion of "delinquent foreigners," the overhaul of France's asylum system, and an effort to bring some undocumented workers in from the cold, the French government's latest immigration bill will be presented to the cabinet this week.
Police, including special operation forces, have raided asylum shelters and private dwellings in southwestern Germany after an investigation lasting several months.
A court in northern France has sentenced 14 Sri Lankan nationals to prison for operating a people-smuggling ring across Europe – part of a continent-wide attempt to crack down on the lucrative criminal networks.
Legal proceedings began in Germany and Spain on Wednesday against suspected former members of IS. In Spain, two women repatriated from Syria after marrying IS members were remanded in custody on terror-related charges. In Germany, a woman accused of being an IS-member went on trial in Koblenz.
Police in Spain have arrested 43 people accused of exploiting irregular migrants for cheap labor in the Malaga province. The criminal gang reportedly had some of the workers living under inhumane conditions in properties that belonged to the organization.
An Austrian court has convicted three Afghan men for the rape and death of a 13-year-old girl named Leonie. Her dead body was found next to a tree in Vienna last year.