When can refugee status or subsidiary protection be revoked?
Refugee status and subsidiary protection as well as resettlement and humanitarian protection programs are not necessarily permanent. So when can these statuses be revoked?
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The Netherlands grants asylum to at least 630 children
The Dutch coalition government has agreed a compromise deal granting asylum to several hundred young migrants who have been in the Netherlands for at least five years. The deal reached late on Tuesday enabled the government to avoid a political crisis.
EU takes next step in infringement procedure against Hungary
The European Commission sent a "reasoned opinion" to Hungary on Thursday, January 24 regarding measures the country took to criminalize support for migrants as well as restricting the right to request asylum in the first place.
'Parole parole parole?': Words fly as debate heats up over migration in Italy
The debate over migration in Italy intensifies after at least 170 people are feared dead in the Mediterranean and nearly 400 rescued migrants were taken back to Libya this weekend. Interior Minister Matteo Salvini says he is sticking to his closed-door policy, despite criticism from the left, which he dismisses as 'parole parole parole' (words, words, words).
Algeria expelling sub-Saharans at record levels, Amnesty International
Arbitrary arrests and expulsions of migrants have risen to a historic high in Algeria, Amnesty International says. The human rights organization has called on Algerian authorities to comply with international conventions.
Chios: No future on a prosperous Greek island
Hundreds of migrants and refugees, mainly from Afghanistan and Africa, are stuck on Chios island in the Northern Aegean Sea. Local authorities want to close the refugee camp.
What's the right to asylum as stated in the German constitution?
Friedrich Merz, a candidate for the leadership of Germany’s biggest party - the Christian Democratic Union, has said that Germany is the only country in the world to guarantee the right to asylum in its Constitution. He’s called for a debate on the issue. But is Merz actually correct?
Could Germany's constitutional right to asylum be pruned?
One contender to take over as successor to Angela Merkel has questioned whether Germany's constitutional right to asylum should stay in its current form. It's not the first time the law has been a political hot potato.
Germany resumes family reunification from Greece
The family reunification program was resumed on Monday after it was halted last year. The plan will eventually reunite families across Germany.
Italy: Police clear migrant center at Claviere church
Police cleared a self-managed migrant hosting center at a parish church in northern Italy. The center 'Chez Jesus-Rifugio autogestito' in Alta Valle di Susa was in the basement of the church and managed by members of an anarchist group which had set up the center for asylum seekers in March.
NGO says UK govt 'unlawfully detained' asylum seekers
The British NGO Help Refugees reported that a ruling by the UK Court of Appeal found the British government "unlawfully detained dozens - and potentially hundreds - of asylum seekers."
Winter may threaten migrant lives in Greek camps, NRC
The Norwegian Refugee Council is calling on Europe to increase its support for refugees in Greece before winter arrives and threatens their lives in the camps, which have been determined to be insufficient to face the cold.