Greece illegally deported 60,000 migrants to Turkey: report
Greece illegally deported 60,000 migrants to Turkey, documents released by Turkey reportedly show. The process involves returning asylum seekers without assessing their status.
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Germany: The numbers of migrants in the country with orders to leave has risen
Those foreigners in Germany who are obliged to leave has increased this year. The two main reasons are the stagnating number of deportations and a faster processing time for asylum applications.
Seehofer wants stricter border checks after former clan leader illegally re-entered Germany despite ban
Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has responded to the illegal re-entry of a clan member by making border controls even stricter. Moreover, he declared Friday that the clan member’s deportation was being prepared.
Afghan asylum seekers deported from Germany arrive in Kabul
The deportation of 36 Afghan asylum seekers from Germany has been met with criticism amid the deteriorating security situation in their home country. The Afghans arrived in Kabul Thursday morning.
What is happening on the Greece-Turkey border?
While migrant camps on the Aegean islands have reached breaking point, and with Turkey threatening to 'open the gates', migrants continue to arrive in Greece in the hundreds every week. Most come by sea, but in recent months, growing numbers have crossed via the land route across the Evros River. Many claim they are subjected to violent and illegal treatment by authorities at the border.
Germany has deported 17,000 people so far in 2019
Since the beginning of the year, Germany has deported nearly 17,000 people. The vast majority of them were moved to to EU countries, following the Dublin Regulation.
As hospitality wears thin in Turkey, Syrian refugees report deportations
Refugees and NGOs say Turkey has been deporting hundreds of Syrians in recent months — including to areas in northern Syria that are far from safe. DW met a woman who says her son was sent back against his will.
Bosnia to deport 2 Afghans suspected of terrorism
Two Afghan migrants who were arrested with three others from the same country in February on terrorism charges in Bosnia will be deported to Serbia, where they were last registered and where local institutions say they do not pose a threat.
Fear and uncertainty grips Syrian refugees in Turkey
Syrian refugees living across Turkey often head to big cities like Istanbul as they offer better employment opportunities. But in recent months, the authorities there have cracked down on unregistered Syrians, triggering fear and uncertainty among some refugees.
Refugees and home visits: What you need to know
A recent debate over the revocation of refugee status for Syrian nationals in Germany has raised some questions. Are people with refugee protection allowed to visit their home country? What happens if you are found to have broken the law? InfoMigrants takes a closer look.
Germany obligated to take back Afghan refugee it deported
A year after it reached an agreement with Greece on returning migrants, Germany must take back a refugee who was stopped on the border and deported to Greece. A Munich court found that proper procedure under German law had not been followed. While it is allowed to send people back to other EU states, the procedure is complicated when a person is sent back directly from the border, as this case shows.
Around 11,500 deportations from Germany in the first half of 2019, government says
Close to 11,500 people were deported from Germany in the first six months of 2019, slightly fewer than in the same period last year. That's according to the German federal government, which also said that during deportations, the degree of physical resistance by asylum seekers and the resulting use of force by the police are on the rise.