The European Commission has presented a new strategy to increase the return of irregular migrants. EU member states were called on to work closer together as well as collaborate with EU authorities like Frontex.
The number of migrants who were intercepted at sea and brought back to Libya by Libyan authorities last year is equal to 24,684 persons, a 24% decrease compared to 2021 when they were 32,425.
Since the beginning of 2022, the Cypriot authorities say they have repatriated nearly 7,000 migrants from their territory.
In recent years, the number of Tunisians attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy have increased. Many hope to find work and a better life in Italy, but some might also be fleeing problems. However, as citizens of a classified ‘safe country,’ finding ways to stay in Italy can be difficult for them.
For several weeks, the repatriation of migrants expelled from Algeria to Niger has been very slow, and the transit camps in the region are overwhelmed. As they face geopolitical upheavals, consular complications, and logistical difficulties, the patience of some migrants is put to the test. Mehdi Chebil reports for InfoMigrants.
The migrants came into the country on board an NGO rescue ship after Italy refused to allow all them into one of its ports. French authorities say 44 of over 200 on board do not qualify for asylum status.
According to the humanitarian organization Human Rights Watch, Turkish authorities have rounded up hundreds of Syrian refugees, including unaccompanied children, and forced them back to northern Syria.
The National Commission for the Prevention of Torture has criticized Switzerland for using inappropriate force during deportation. One pregnant woman was restrained in front of her children and forced to breastfeed while handcuffed.
The migrant reception network of the Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region in northeastern Italy has requested an "adequate and in-depth investigation" into the suicide of a young Pakistani migrant inside the center for repatriation and asylum seekers (CPR) of Gradisca d'Isonzo.
Syria and Lebanon are about to launch a controversial repatriation program for "tens of thousands" of refugees who fled from war in Syria. Meanwhile, migrants who want to reach Europe continue to make use of the porous borders between the two countries.
The Human rights and immigration commission of the lawyers' guild in the southern Italian city of Caltanissetta has complained about a critical situation at the local CPR repatriation center.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that nearly 50,000 migrants have voluntarily returned to their countries of origin in 2021, an increase of 18% compared to 2020.