More than 11,000 irregular border crossings in Slovenia
Slovenia has reported 11,291 irregular border crossings since the start of this year, according to the interior minister.
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Increase in irregular air migrants to Germany
Germany's Federal Police reports a slight increase in irregular immigration by airplane. The majority of irregular migrants to Germany coming by air use the Schengen zone as a loophole.
Serbia accuses Croatia of ‘torturing’ Afghan refugee
A Serbian NGO has accused Croatian border police of inflicting "physical and psychological torture" on an Afghan minor last month. Croatia's interior ministry dismissed the allegations as "unfounded and incomprehensible." In the past, international organizations and NGOs have repeatedly criticized Croatia of using excessive force as migrants try to enter the EU member state from Serbia.
From 'Zero Tolerance' to 'Amnesty': Boris Johnson's vision for UK immigration post-Brexit
The ongoing Brexit drama is keeping Europe on its toes. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's views on and future plans for migration – one of the most important issues that helped the "Leave" campaign win the vote – remain divisive.
Serbia: 2,412 migrants in reception centers
The number of migrants in Serbian reception centers has fallen significantly. Meanwhile, authorities throughout the Balkans are continuing operations to arrest traffickers.
More than 20,000 migrants and Syrian refugees expelled from Istanbul
Close to 21,000 unregistered Syrian refugees and "illegal migrants" have been expelled from Istanbul since mid-July after the authorities had issued a deadline for them to leave the city and return to the provinces where they had registered. An additional 300,000 Syrians living in Istanbul face expulsion.
Fatal journeys: The realities behind travel as a stowaway passenger
One of the less common but most dangerous routes taken for the purposes of irregular migration is as a stowaway passenger on an aircraft. However, these journeys typically tend to result in one-way tickets to only one destination: death.
Migrant dies after van plunges into river in Croatia
One person died in Croatia after a van carrying 12 migrants plunged into a river. The driver of the van that was registered in Germany fled the scene, leaving the vehicle to sink into the river. Separately, police in North Macedonia discovered 30 migrants in an abandoned truck.
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.
Europe's razor-wire borders in Africa
Pictures sometimes appear in the news of migrants climbing tall fences topped with barbed wire in an attempt to get to the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa. Why do they make these dangerous attempts, and do the migrants then have a right to claim asylum in Europe? InfoMigrants investigates.
Italy, Slovenia start joint border patrols
A joint border patrol mission between Italy and Slovenia started Monday. The aim is to stem the flow of migrants reaching the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia from the eastern border.
Malta creates unit to control undocumented workers
The Maltese government has announced the creation of a special unit to fight the illegal exploitation of non-EU workers in the Maltese archipelago, which is on the rise due to the country's economic boom.