It is not legal to reject asylum requests on the basis of generic "international sources," Italy's highest court has ruled. Instead, the authorities must avoid "stereotyped formulas" and seek out "updated information" on the safety situation in the country of origin.
An Afghan refugee in Germany has unsuccesfully sued for compensation after being held in prison for 27 days. Both the federal government and the state of Bavaria have been absolved of wrongdoing.
Has your application for asylum been unsuccessful and are you being forced to return to your home country? Or perhaps you have a residence permit in Europe, and yet you are still considering going back home. If this is the case, you may be able to receive counseling to help you prepare for your return.
In the future, asylum-seekers could be held without a court order if deemed a security risk. The move is part of larger efforts to discourage asylum requests, including renaming reception areas as "departure centers."
More and more rejected asylum-seekers are being sent back to Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, according to a new report. The German government wants to designate the countries as "safe" in order to accelerate the process.
Germany's prisons already struggle with overcrowding and violence. Under a new proposal, they are also set to house asylum-seekers obliged to leave the country. Is the penitentiary system becoming a political plaything?
After his request for a stay permit for humanitarian reasons was rejected, the 25-year-old Nigerian Prince Jerry committed suicide on Monday in Tortona by throwing himself in front of a train. He was a "special, extraordinary man'', said Monsignor Giacomo Martino, head of the Migrantes association in Genoa.
A Swedish activist is facing legal action for stopping a plane from flying with an Afghan deportee on board. While she may have had good intentions, the outcome took an unexpected turn. Did she make the right decision?
In Austria, a refugee from Pakistan is to be sent back to his homeland despite church asylum, Spiegel Online reports. He fears that Islamists seek to kill him at home because he sought sanctuary in a Christian monastery.
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer wants to introduce tougher deportation laws in Germany and make it easier to send criminal foreigners back to their home countries. Who exactly gets deported from Germany?
Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, has voted in favor of declaring four additional countries "safe countries of origin." However, the Bundesrat, the upper house, still has to ratify the decision. The addition of Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Georgia to list of safe nations is not without controversy.
Is it possible to work during the asylum procedure? What restrictions apply? And how many people end up finding a job?