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Greek coast guard and migrant-carrying speedboat collide, killing 15

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Europe in Motion

Migrant returns: Which EU countries are increasing repatriations?

Migrant returns increased by nearly a fifth, but a significant gap remains between the number of repatriation orders issued and those carried out.

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Belgium open to housing foreign prisoners in other countries, minister says

Belgium’s Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt is looking at “every possible solution” to increase the number of irregular migrants returned from Belgium, including renting prison space abroad to house foreign prisoners.

Europe News

Belgium urges EU to leverage aid to increase migrant returns

Belgium's Migration Minister told Euronews that the country supports plans to make development aid and visa policies conditional on countries taking back migrants returned to them.

USA

Angry protesters throw snowballs after US immigration officer kills driver in Minneapolis

A US immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis ended with a driver being shot dead by a federal officer, prompting protests and criticism from city officials, as authorities described the incident as self-defence amid a federal crackdown.

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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

More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain in 2025

This year's figures represent a drop in migrant arrivals from North Africa to the Canary Islands, one of the world's deadliest crossings for migrants hoping to reach the EU.

Poland

Exclusive: Poland sees new influx of refugees arriving from the West

Polish ambassador Jan Tombiński reports a new trend of refugees arriving from western Europe as Warsaw reviews its asylum regulations and border controls with Germany.

Spain

Spain police arrest 11 over alleged smuggling of 300 foreign workers

In a statement, police said most of those smuggled had entered on tourist visas, including for other countries within the European Union's Schengen area.

The Europe Conversation

EU Migration Commissioner: ‘We need the trust of the people back’

EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner sees the new Pact and Asylum and Migration on track to tackle an issue that has been feeding populism for many years. He also defends negotiating with the Taliban and initiatives to negotiate ‘return hubs’ with non-EU countries.

USA

Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in Charlotte, N. Carolina

Federal officials confirmed that immigration enforcement surged in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Border Patrol agents made multiple arrests. Local resident Willy Aceituno said he saw agents chasing people and was twice stopped himself, with officers breaking his car window and throwing him to the gr

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.

Poland

Poland implements new security measures at border with Belarus

Poland has long accused Belarus of luring asylum seekers and then pushing them en masse towards the border in an effort to destabilise the country.

World News

Poland not an isolated case: The secret tunnel system of migrants

Officers of the Podlaskie Border Guard discovered a tunnel under the Polish-Belarusian border on Friday. Similar tunnels have been found in Hungary.

Germany

A row erupts in Germany's Bundestag over deportation centres

Interior Minister Dobrindt and the CDU/CSU are pushing for deportation centres - according to the AfD, the SPD is blocking them. The Greens and the Left warn of human rights violations, while the SPD remains divided.

United Kingdom

Keir Starmer pleads for Labour party unity amid dire poll ratings

Starmer appealed to his Labour Party colleagues to have more trust in the government and display a united house, warning them to prepare for the “fight of our lives” amid Nigel Farage’s poll-topping Reform UK party threat.

USA

Trump says he'll send troops to Portland to handle domestic terrorists

The decision, according to Trump, was necessary to protect US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he described as “under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.”