Immigration | Euronews

English

Culture news

Stars sign open letter urging closure of ICE facility in Texas

Hollywood stars, policy experts, and organizations are demanding the “immediate closure” of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas - which has been hit with numerous reports of abuse, disease and dehumanizing conditions.

Greece

22 migrants die en route to Greece from Libya after six days at sea

Survivors say the bodies of those who had died during the difficult journey were thrown into the sea on the orders of one of the smugglers aboard the ship.

The Cube

EU migration reform: Could it lead to ICE-style practices in Europe?

A proposed law designed to streamline migrant returns from the EU has sparked concern that it will empower European authorities to adopt measures akin to those used by the controversial US immigration agency ICE. The Cube investigates.

The Cube

Fact check: Will Spain's regularised migrants be allowed to vote?

Spain's move to legalise some 500,000 undocumented migrants has fuelled plenty of dubious and misleading claims about what rights they will be granted.

ADVERTISEMENT

Netherlands

Dutch initiative helps women newcomers to Rotterdam mix by cooking

At the Mixblik food factory, women from around the world combine their passion for cooking with lessons in sales, administration, food industry standards and the Dutch language.

USA

Minnesota immigration enforcement operation ending, border czar says

While the Trump administration called those arrested in Minnesota "dangerous criminal illegal aliens," many people with no criminal records, including children and US citizens, were detained.

Switzerland

Switzerland to vote on proposal to cap population at 10 million

Switzerland will vote on capping its population at 10 million by 2050, a right-wing Swiss People's Party plan that pits immigration limits against labour needs.

Europe Today

Watch: The Bad Bunny Show — what does it sound like to be American?

Why is everyone in Europe talking about Bad Bunny? Short answer: because he made history.

Culture news

Speaking Spanish at the Super Bowl: Could Bad Bunny heal the USA?

Bad Bunny's an all-Spanish performance at the 2026 Super Bowl coincides with a US immigration crackdown and the resurgence of debates over Puerto Rico's sovereignty and possible reintegration into the Spanish kingdom.

Europe News

What is ICE's mandate abroad and can it operate on foreign soil?

Experts say that while the US immigration agency’s principal criminal investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), has operated abroad for many years, its activities are formally subject to the approval of host governments.

The Cube

How AI character Amelia spread across Europe

An AI character created for education has been transformed into a political meme spreading across Europe, largely associated with far-right and misleading narratives.

Business

Capgemini to sell US subsidiary providing services to ICE

'Legal constraints' prevented the Group from controlling the operations of its subsidiary, which has a contract with the much-criticised US immigration police ICE, Capgemini said, leaving them no alternative but to sell.

Denmark

Denmark to expel non-Danish citizens if jailed for one year or more

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen acknowledged the government was acting "unconventionally" by not waiting for court decisions in deportation cases.

USA

US journalist Don Lemon arrested after covering Minnesota protest

Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023, has said he has no affiliation to the organisation that went into the church and that he was there as a journalist chronicling protesters.

USA

Trump border czar vows to 'regain law and order' in Minneapolis

The killings of two US citizens led to thousands of people protesting against the presence of ICE agents in the city, as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

United Kingdom

Rwanda says UK 'intransigence' forced it to sue over migrant deal

The resettlement agreement faced a string of legal challenges, culminating in a November 2023 ruling by the UK Supreme Court that it was illegal under international law.

USA

One person in critical condition after shooting at US-Mexico border

The incident comes after angry protests erupted in Minneapolis after the fatal shooting by immigration agents of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday.

Spain

Spain approves plan to grant legal status to thousands of migrants

The measure will affect those living in Spain for at least five months and who applied for international protection before 31 December 2025.

USA

Federal officers fatally shoot second person in Minneapolis

Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz announced that federal agents had carried out "another horrific shooting" as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

USA

Thousands rally in protest against ICE presence in Minnesota

Thousands of people protested against US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis on Friday, after a five-year-old boy and his father were detained by ICE agents.