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UK took 'unlawful' decision on migrants sent to France, court says

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Court rejects Rwanda's €115m claim over scrapped UK migrant deal

In 2022, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sealed a deal with Kigali to send migrants arriving in Britain via "dangerous or illegal journeys" in small boats or lorries to Rwanda.

Europe in Motion

Less migration, more repatriation: Has the EU got tough on borders?

Numbers are going down for both immigrants and asylum seekers, while repatriation orders are increasing, with Germany, France and Sweden on top.

The Cube

No, the Netherlands didn't 'legalise illegal migration'

The Dutch Senate recently rejected a hardline asylum bill, which some are interpreting as overruling the notion that irregular migrants are "illegal" in the eyes of the law.

USA

Almost 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes in 2025

The migration agency highlighted that at least around 340,000 family members are estimated to have been directly affected by the missing migrant crisis since 2014.

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Belgium

Belgian court deals blow to plans for 'strictest migration policy'

The ruling by Belgium’s Constitutional Court suspended recently introduced asylum rules, in a blow to Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s attempts to introduce Belgium's “strictest migration policy yet”.

Europe News

EU clears way for transfer of asylum seekers to unrelated countries

A legislative change approved by the European Parliament will enable EU states to send asylum seekers to countries with which they have no existing link.

Dominica

Washington reaches asylum deal with Dominica under new visa rules

The US has reached a deal to dispatch expelled asylum seekers to Dominica as the Trump administration looks to continue its crackdown on illegal immigration.

World News

Migrant arrivals in the UK rose in 2025 and stabilised in the EU

For the UK, last year saw the highest number of migrant arrivals across the English Channel since 2022. In contrast, irregular entries into the EU stabilised in the first 11 months of the year.

Syria

Lifting of US sanctions on Syria could spur refugee returns, UN says

The UN refugee agency reports that altogether more than 1 million refugees and nearly 2 million internally displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since Bashar al-Assad's fall.

Germany

Germany charges teen members of extremist group with attempted murder

Most of the youths were arrested in May, when they were accused of involvement with a group calling itself "Last Defence Wave."

Europe News

Not engaging with Taliban isn't an option, Migration Commissioner says

The EU must talk to the Taliban about migration on a technical level, even if it is not "fun" or "easy", EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner told Euronews.

United Kingdom

UK to limit aid for employable asylum seekers under latest reforms

Britain will unveil immigration reforms cutting financial support for asylum seekers fit to work, adopting Denmark's model of temporary asylum to address political pressure.

Ireland

Irish police arrest 23 in Dublin during second evening of disorder

Two officers were injured on Wednesday evening outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.

United Kingdom

Asylum seekers to stay in Essex hotel after government appeal win

The government was particularly worried that the High Court decision could have been a catalyst for other similar decisions around the country, which would have thrown its policies for housing asylum-seekers into disarray.

United Kingdom

Reform UK will mass deport migrants if it wins election, Farage says

Despite holding just four of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, the Reform party has gained momentum by seizing on public frustration over successive governments' inability to bring down the number of migrants coming by boat.

Europe News

Protests in UK against asylum seeker housing

The government is legally obligated to house asylum-seekers. Using hotels to do so had been a marginal issue until 2020, when the number of asylum-seekers increased sharply and the then-Conservative government had to find new ways to house them.