Fact check: Does childbirth guarantee residency?
Some believe that if they give birth on European soil, they will somehow receive a residency permit or some form of protection. Let's look at what the law says about this.
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Applications open for regularization of migrants in Italy
Undocumented workers in Italy can be regularized under a new decree starting on June 1. Applications can be filed until July 15.
Iranian athlete dreams of competing at the Olympics - under a different flag
Olympian Taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh defected from her home country because of its treatment of women. With her visa renewed, she is hoping to go to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics under the German flag.
Italy: Parma police arrest 7 for abetting illegal migration
Italian authorities in Parma have arrested seven people on charges of aiding and abetting clandestine migration. The individuals are accused of having forged tax documents to help non-EU citizens needing to convert or renew residence permits and of having arranged transfers from Italy to other EU countries.
Spain grants residency to migrant who saved disabled man
An undocumented migrant from Senegal was granted residency in Spain on Friday after he was celebrated as a hero for having saved a disabled man from a burning building last month.
Black Vests: Fighting for the rights of undocumented migrants in France
Over the last year, the so-called Gilets Noirs - or Black Vests - have been holding demonstrations in France to bring the rights of undocumented migrants to public attention. But who are they?
A young Somali's fight for identity
After nearly ten years in Germany, athlete, professional mechanic and refugee Mansor Farah wants to become a citizen in his new home country. There’s just one problem – he has no official identity.
More than 20,000 migrants and Syrian refugees expelled from Istanbul
Close to 21,000 unregistered Syrian refugees and "illegal migrants" have been expelled from Istanbul since mid-July after the authorities had issued a deadline for them to leave the city and return to the provinces where they had registered. An additional 300,000 Syrians living in Istanbul face expulsion.
Greece: Migrants can soon apply for residency permit online
Migrants and refugees in Greece are set to benefit from a much smoother and less time-consuming process in obtaining residence permits after the country's Migration Policy Ministry announced that the process for foreign nationals living and working in Greece will be digitalized.
City in Italy discriminates against migrants through costs, court
The court of appeals in Brescia, a city in northern Italy, has ruled that migrants in the city's municipalities are discriminated against through ''disproportionate increases in costs for certificates required'' to reside legally in Italy.
Palermo mayor says city wants to be known for migrant rights
Palermo Mayor Leoluca Orlando said the Sicilian capital is no longer the capital of the mafia and it now seeks to be known as the capital for migrant rights and welcoming. In recent weeks, Orlando has led a revolt of Italian mayors against the Salvini security decree.