rejected asylum seekers

• Afghanistan
• Germany
• Pakistan

Deportations from Germany have risen again after a downturn during the pandemic. The Left Party has demanded an end to 'cynical policies'.

• Germany
• Moldova

Germany’s interior ministry has said that it is observing the increasing number of asylum seekers from the Republic of Moldova coming to Germany with concern, especially in the capital, Berlin.

• Afghanistan
• Austria
• Germany

Afghans who have been refused asylum in Europe and have ended up back in Afghanistan are now in serious danger from the Taliban, an Afghan aid worker has told InfoMigrants.

• Gambia
• European Union

The EU could tighten visa requirements for Gambians following Banjul's refusal to accept deportees from Germany. Experts say Gambia's decision to reject its citizens could have wider consequences.

• Afghanistan

A Taliban spokesman has told an Austrian newspaper that the Taliban would accept any Afghan migrants whose asylum requests in Europe were rejected. Those with a criminal record would then face court in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Austria's interior minister is still in favor of deporting migrants with a criminal record.

• Afghanistan
• France

France last month suspended expelling Afghan migrants whose asylum applications had been rejected, due to the deteriorating security situation in the country as the Taliban presses an offensive, the government said Thursday.

• Afghanistan

Stopping deportations would "motivate even more Afghan citizens to leave their home," the six states say. Afghan authorities have asked deportations to stop until October.

• Germany

A blind Syrian, Mheddin Saho, is back in church asylum for a second time after a court ruled that he could be sent back to Spain where he had first applied for protection. Saho has been in Germany for more than two years and is about to finish his master's degree.

• Iraq
• Kuwait
• United Kingdom

Migration paths to Europe can take many shapes and are always full of risk and danger. But for stateless people, migration entails countless added layers of difficulty.

• Afghanistan
• Germany
• Norway

Norway has temporarily suspended deportations of failed asylum seekers to Afghanistan, according to the country's two immigration authorities, UDI and UNE. The country follows similar decisions taken recently by Sweden and Finland.

• Afghanistan
• Finland
• Sweden

Sweden is stopping all deportations to Afghanistan, citing the deteriorating security situation in the country. It comes after Finland last week became the first European country to announce a freeze on forced returns.

• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh
• Greece

"Stress, nightmares and no future": this is the impact of Greece’s latest twist in migration policy on one young Afghan asylum seeker. A new law passed in June means thousands like her could be left without a home or status, or held in detention as they wait to be sent back to Turkey.