Germany scraps deportation flight to Afghanistan
Berlin says it is delaying a Tuesday deportation flight to Afghanistan over "logistical" issues. Human rights groups have been calling for them to be ditched permanently.
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Seeking protection in Iceland: The dimming hope of refugees coming from Greece and Hungary
For years, hundreds of people with refugee protection in the EU who saw no future for themselves in their receiving member state found a second chance in Iceland. This is now changing.
EU presents strategy to send unauthorized migrants back
The bloc's plans are part of a larger reform package on migration. The strategy includes smoother legal procedures to deport the rejected migrants and the use of visa restrictions to convince countries to take them back.
Denmark tells Syrian refugees to return to Damascus
Zero asylum seekers -- that is essentially the Danish government's ultimate goal. Now, it is ordering Syrian refugees to return to Damascus, which Copenhagen says is safe.
Demonstrators gather at Berlin airport to protest deportation flight to Afghanistan
Deportation flights of asylum-seekers to Afghanistan remain controversial, due to the precarious security situation there.
Germany presses on with deportations despite pandemic
Germany deported more than 750 people to Africa in 2020. Most African countries are ill-prepared to welcome rejected asylum seekers, and the coronavirus could make matters worse, activists say.
Serbia rejected more asylum seekers in 2020: Report
According to a new ECRE report, Serbia rejected applications from nearly three in four asylum seekers last year. A major reason were anti-coronavirus measures, the author of the report said.
EU commissioner: Speed up repatriations after EU visa code
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson is aiming to "significantly" speed up migrant repatriations and readmissions using a EU visa policy.
More than 1,000 Afghan asylum seekers deported from Germany
Twenty-six Afghan men arrived in Kabul early Wednesday on a deportation flight from Germany. Over 1,000 Afghan asylum seekers have now been returned from Germany since 2016.
France: Sudanese migrant kills immigration official after rejected asylum request
A Sudanese migrant has killed an immigration official in the southern French city of Pau after his asylum request was rejected. The 38-year-old assailant is now in police custody.
16 people deported to Pakistan from Germany
16 people, among them 11 convicted criminals, have been deported from Munich to Pakistan, the Bavarian office for asylum announced on Wednesday.
Germany continues to deport Ethiopians despite Tigray crisis
German authorities sent asylum seekers back to Ethiopia last year, despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and Tigray's conflict. Opposition politicians and human rights groups condemn the move.