Italian authorities have detained two migrants who were onboard Italian coast guard ship Bruno Gregoretti. The migrants are suspected of being the smugglers operating a boat on which the rescued migrants were travelling.
The Italian authorities have said that the mayor of the Calabrian town of Melito Porto Salvo and several individuals in the local administration have been placed under investigation as part of an inquiry into the management of a hotel used for migrant reception.
A finance police operation in the northwestern Italian province of Imperia uncovered a criminal scheme in the management of migrant reception centers that police said illegally took in 1.3 million euros. Wiretaps reveal that in order to optimize costs, migrants were fed "food that people probably wouldn't feed their cats."
Pia Klemp stands accused of aiding illegal immigration after she saved people from drowning in the Mediterranean. The Bonn native has accused Italian authorities of organizing "a show trial."
Seven people, including a police officer working in the Naples immigration office and another who is retired, were arrested in an operation coordinated by the Naples prosecutor's office. Those arrested were allegedly part of a criminal group that issued or renewed stay permits for migrants, including those without a legal right to the permits, in exchange for money.
Tasked with rescuing migrants who arrive on Malta's shores, two soldiers have been charged with murdering a man who arrived from Ivory Coast. Charged with murder and race-related crimes, they face life in prison.
A group of migrants have pelted officers with stones as they tried to investigate the death of a woman at the migrant center in the southern German city of Regensburg. A three-hour operation ensued to remove her body.
An investigation conducted by the New York Times has found that small Turkish firms harvesting hazelnuts for well-known brands such as Ferrero, Godiva, and Nestlè often illegally exploit Syrian refugees.
Activist Luca Casarini, mission chief of the migrant rescue NGO Mediterranea, has been placed under investigation for favoring illegal immigration and refusing to obey an order from a warship during the rescue of 50 migrants by the Mare Jonio ship.
Germany deported a key suspect in the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack before he was questioned, according to leaked official documents. Bilel Ben Ammar is thought to have been an informant for Moroccan intelligence.
The Catania prosecutor's office has declared that the NGO ship Sea Watch did not commit a crime in taking a route to Italy. However, it said the ship is "technically unsuitable" for performing migrant rescues at sea.
A migrant reception center in Rimini was targeted last week in attacks with a Molotov and a paper bomb. Investigations are underway to determine those responsible.