Migrant detention centers in France: What you need to know
There are different types of detention locations for migrants in France. To help you understand the differences and what your rights are, InfoMigrants has put together an overview.
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Italian authorities arrest three suspected migrant smugglers at border
Italian authorities arrested three people smugglers on Monday, February 15, as part of an investigation sparked after about 100 migrants were found the previous night, in an area north of the city of Udine.
Vaccine amnesty in UK for undocumented migrants
The UK government has announced that undocumented migrants can register with their doctors for a vaccine against COVID-19 without fear of being ejected by the Home Office.
Undocumented migrants protest in Brussels church
For the past three days, migrants have been occupying a church in the center of the Belgian capital, Brussels. They are demanding talks with the government and to be granted legal status.
Fourth body found after warehouse fire near Barcelona
Rescuers have found a fourth body in the ruins of a burnt-out warehouse near Barcelona, where up to 200 mostly African migrants were living in precarious conditions. The fire that destroyed the building, which broke out last Wednesday, also injured 20 people.
Italian region 'must provide pediatrics' to undocumented children
A court in the Italian city of Venice has ruled that the lack of access in the Veneto region to regular pediatric services for undocumented non-EU foreigners in Italy is discriminatory. The court ordered the regional government and the local healthcare unit to provide free pediatric services to all minors.
Left to die?: New report highlights delays and barriers in health care access for vulnerable migrants in the UK
A new report from the UK charity Doctors of the World, based on case studies over two years 2018-2020, highlights how the NHS charging policy in the UK for those without an accepted migration status is leading to delays, destitution and sometimes barriers to adequate care. Some have died as a result.
Italy: Liberian dies at worksite, work permits given to coworkers
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday presented stay permits to four foreign citizens who were involved in an episode of worker exploitation last June. Three of the foreigners who received permits were coworkers of Thomas Daniel, a 41-year-old from Liberia who was killed along with an Italian worker in a collapse at a construction site in Naples. The fourth stay permit was issued to Daniel's widow.
Castel Volturno: Mayor says migrant situation is 'unmanageable'
Castel Volturno, a southern Italian municipality near Caserta, has a population of around 23,000 irregular migrants. Commenting on the recent murder of an undocumented Nigerian migrant on September 10, Castel Volturno's mayor warned that the situation in the area is "unmanageable".
Undocumented migrant victims of domestic violence suffer double discrimination
France has made the fight against domestic violence a priority but activists say the state has overlooked undocumented migrant women who are victims of domestic violence. Although laws have been enacted in recent years, they have failed to protect women deprived of gender and residency rights, they argue.
1,781 migrant workers get papers in Italy's Puglia region
The trade union CGIL said Tuesday that 1,781 migrant workers in the agricultural sector in Italy's Puglia region had received papers as part of an amnesty out of over 15,000 with expired stay permits. The trade union asked for an extension to the deadline for the submitting of requests to be included in the amnesty, which is currently August 15.
Residence permits: French government asked to deal with backlog
In France, getting an appointment at the prefecture to apply for or renew a residence permit has become a near impossible task. The Defender of Rights has called on the interior ministry to take concrete measures to improve the situation.