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Undocumented migrants in the US prepare for worst-case scenario

Immigrants in cities such as Chicago are bracing for potential mass deportations under Donald Trump's incoming administration.

Europe News

At least 780 migrants arrive in the Canary Islands by sea in 24 hours

Last year, more than 43,000 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands, a record-breaking figure that exceeds that of 2006, during the so-called 'Cayuco crisis'.

Europe News

Man suspected of supplying small boats to people smugglers arrested

A joint operation between authorities in Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom led to the arrest of a Turkish national in Amsterdam.

Europe News

French court convicts 18 people in migrant smuggling trial

The defendants were part of a smuggling gang accused of overseeing most Channel crossings on small boats from France to the UK from 2000 to 2022.

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Europe in Motion

Which country is deporting the most migrants out of the EU?

France returned the most people — more than 3,000 — out of over 25,000 migrants who were deported out of the EU in the second quarter of 2024. But the number of people ordered to leave is actually much higher than that.

Europe News

Migrants clash with Moroccan police for third night in a row

Riot police were deployed on the Moroccan side of the border with the Spanish Ceuta enclave, as migrants attempted to reach the city for the third night in a row.

Europe News

Which other Schengen countries have border checks in place?

Germany has announced that it's implementing new border checks for the next six months to curb the influx of illegal migrants. Which other countries within the Schengen Area are doing the same and why?

Europe News

Libyan coastguard returns boat with 64 migrants to shore

The incident comes just days after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya and 22 out of 32 people on board went missing, presumed drowned.

Euronews Witness

Tensions over migrants escalate on Poland's border with Belarus

Two years after Poland erected a border barrier to stop migrants from entering from Belarus, the influx has diminished but public debate over the issue has not, fuelled in part by the fatal stabbing of a soldier in June.

Europe Decoded

Europe sees refugee and asylum seeker numbers go up, data shows

The continent saw the largest numbers of refugees coming from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan, while Syrians and Afghans remain top asylum seekers in countries like Germany, according to Euronews' data analysis.

World News

Political tensions stoking anti-immigration riots, expert says

An expert in criminology and online extremism believes that the violent demonstrations currently gripping Britain are the product of people feeling threatened by a maelstrom of issues projected onto the "other".

Euronews Witness

Can Cyprus cope with the current flow of asylum seekers?

Their massive arrival, especially until spring, has motivated a heated debate about the limits of reception in the country. Euronews Witness travelled there to listen to very different points of views.

Europe News

Ireland struggles to deal with migrant influx across UK border

London's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda has many already inside the UK fearing for their safety, leading many to cross the Irish border.

World News

Rwanda's Hope Hostel prepares for migrants from Britain

The hostel, which once housed students whose parents died in the 1994 genocide, is preparing to house the migrants sent to Rwanda from the UK.

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WATCH: Around 1,000 migrants land in Lampedusa in 24 hours

Dozens of small boats from Tunisia and Libya were also rescued off the Italian island overnight.

Albania

Eight dead after car carrying suspected migrants crashes in Albania

Albania is a route for some migrants heading for the EU, which is working with the country to close off paths into the bloc.

Culture news

Art of Noise: Innovative project collects the sounds of migration

Migration is one of the most controversial policy issues European governments but what does it sound like? A new project is aiming to capture and collect the noise of this phenomenon.

Libya

German NGO accuses Libyan coast guard of threatening crew members

SOS Humanity said the guards fired real bullets while they were rescuing migrants from the Mediterranean, causing at least one of them to drown.

World News

Hungary set to implement strictest immigration law in EU

Hungary's new immigration measures, which were decided on January 1st but will come into effect this Friday, will be the strictest in the European Union.

United Kingdom

UK plans to pay TikTok influencers to discourage illegal immigration

Home Secretary James Cleverly has reportedly agreed to a major expansion of the country's campaigns to deter illegal immigration.