Germany stops ‘Dublin’ transfers
Germany has halted transfers of asylum seekers within Europe because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, no general suspension of deportations to third countries has yet been announced.
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The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on migrants
The crews of private rescue ships have been placed under quarantine and humanitarian corridors, as well as Dublin returns, have been suspended. The coronavirus epidemic has prompted European states, mainly Italy, to take action related to migration in order to stem the spread of the virus.
Most requests from Greece to join refugee family in Germany fail
European asylum rules allow refugees in Greece who have been separated from their families in Germany to apply to be reunited. Yet the German government has revealed that the majority of requests for family reunification continue to be rejected.
Omar: 'Some guys sold me a false story to tell the authorities. I am so angry with them now.'
Omar, which is not his real name, is from Sudan. When he told his story to InfoMigrants French, he was in an administrative detention center CRA in Rennes, on the point of being expelled. Here the 25-year-old recounts his migratory journey, which was marred by violence and betrayal.
Attacked while waiting for UK to 'take charge' of her asylum claim
An Afghan woman known only as "MO1" for legal reasons, has been waiting for the UK to "take charge" of her asylum claim from France since January 2019. While waiting in France, the survivor of rape was allegedly attacked by her husband and blinded in one eye. InfoMigrants spoke to her lawyer Jane Ryan.
Di Maio calls Italy 'positive example for Europe' of migrant policy
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has said Italy was a "positive example for all of Europe" in terms of migratory policies, highlighting that the "Safe Countries" decree presented by the government in October has had a positive impact on migrant flows.
'Saving Zuhal': An Afghan girl asks not to be separated from her refugee father
Zuhal Pardis arrived in France in July 2019. She came with the aim of rejoining the father who she hadn’t seen since she was three years old, after he left Afghanistan 18 years ago. Now she has been told by the French authorities that she will be sent to Germany, where she first entered the EU, to seek asylum there.
Germany wants asylum seekers assessed before reaching Europe
The German interior minister Horst Seehofer has called for a new European migration system which would see asylum applications decided outside Europe's borders.
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.
Ethiopian woman fears deportation to Poland despite pregnancy
A highly pregnant migrant from Ethiopia currently residing in Germany is expected to be deported to Poland, where she had first filed for asylum. The case is considered to be a particularly challenging implementation of the so-called Dublin agreement.
Migrants demand freedom in latest protest at Malta center
Asylum seekers detained at a migrant center in Malta on Monday staged a protest, demanding to be released. It was the second demonstration in a week.
Sea-Eye: Malta to evacuate two migrants as situation aboard escalates
The situation aboard Sea Eye’s migrant rescue vessel Alan Kurdi, banned from Italian waters by outgoing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, is apparently coming to a head: Malta has agreed to evacuate two migrants who were suffering from panic attacks and had repeatedly tried to jump overboard.