France French authorities arrest 15 over migrant deaths near Calais The boat wreck in November 2021 was the deadliest since migrants began trying to cross the Channel. 30/06/2022
Poland Poland completes 186-kilometre border wall with Belarus The EU has accused Belarus of waging "hybrid warfare" by pushing migrants towards the bloc's borders in an attempt to destabilise it. 30/06/2022
Spain Spain's Pedro Sánchez blames traffickers for Melilla migrant deaths The Spanish prime minister condemned last week's crossing from Morocco, which led to the deaths of 23 migrants, as "an attack on Spain's borders". 28/06/2022
USA Texas: 51 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio A fire official said "stacks of bodies" were found along with no signs of water in the truck, which was discovered in extreme heat on the city's southern outskirts. 28/06/2022
Greece Greece prevents 1,130 migrants crossing Aegean Sea from Turkey Athens has regularly accused Ankara of violating international law and helping migrants cross the border. 27/06/2022
no comment Border post between Spanish enclave and Morocco where 23 died in breach attempt Ripped clothing and sticks are seen stuck on barbed wire at the border post of Barrio Chino that separates the Moroccan town of Nador from the Spanish enclave of Melilla. 27/06/2022
Lithuania Detained migrants subjected to beatings, abuse and racism, claims NGO Amnesty International says migrants have been abused and denied rights in Lithuanian detention centres. The government says the report is one-sided and cites pressure from "massive illegal border crossings" from Belarus. 27/06/2022
Spain Outcry after over 20 migrants die trying to reach Melilla from Morocco Spanish and Moroccan human rights groups have called for an inquiry after more than 20 migrants died when around 2,000 people tried to cross the border. 24/06/2022
United Kingdom UK plans law to ignore European rulings on Rwanda migrant deportations The justice minister's bill will allow UK courts to ignore rulings by the European Court of Human Rights, which last week blocked deportations of migrants from the UK to Rwanda. 22/06/2022
world news UN says climate change and Ukraine war driving up refugee numbers "I had a right to build a better future, it wasn't possible to do that in Somalia." Abdullahi Ahmed, now a councillor in Turin, spoke to delegates on UN World Refugee Day. 20/06/2022
Greece Greek coast guards rescue 108 migrants at sea, four remain missing Meanwhile, authorities in North Macedonia conduct multiple arrests for human trafficking charges after discovering about 100 migrants in two unrelated cases. 19/06/2022
Austria Austria’s benefit cuts scheme for migrants was illegal, rules EU court The country's government had withheld social benefits from migrants if their children still lived in their home country. 16/06/2022
Europe News MEPs denounce fresh reports of migrant pushbacks in Greece MEPs on the Civil Liberties Committee are calling on the Commission to ensure that the rule of law is respected at the bloc's external border. 16/06/2022
Slovenia Slovenia will take down its migrant border fence with Croatia It was put up in 2015 during the migrant crisis. But Slovenia's new prime minister says it's not working. 16/06/2022
United Kingdom UK insists flight to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda will go ahead First deportation flight set to go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday after UK court refuses to halt government plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda 14/06/2022
United Kingdom Go-ahead for Rwanda migrant deportations as NGOs lose legal challenge Campaigners against Britain's plans to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda say they'll fight on after a judge ruled the government was acting lawfully. 11/06/2022
Spain Spain first as court grants nationality to child born during migration Leaving the girl stateless would have placed her "in a situation of inequality", the court said. 09/06/2022
Greece Greek coastguard intercepts hundreds of migrants arriving from Turkey Athens says it had blocked the largest single migrant crossing attempt this year. 23/05/2022
Tunisia Three migrants dead and ten missing in shipwreck off Tunisian coast Officials say the boat carrying more than 50 Tunisian migrants had been trying to reach Europe illegally. 20/05/2022
Algeria Eleven migrants die off coast of Algeria while trying to reach Europe Five other migrants, including two children, were reportedly rescued from the stricken vessel. 16/05/2022
Austria Austrian government dismantles international migrant smuggling group The network had allegedly trafficked thousands of Syrian refugees to Western Europe. 12/05/2022
Spain Several migrants feared dead off coast of Spain's Canary Islands Spanish authorities rescued thirteen people in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday but many more remain missing. 09/05/2022
no comment US Coast Guard intercepts vessel carrying migrants from Haiti The US Coast Guard (USCG) said on May, 3, that it had intercepted a boat carrying 78 migrants from Haiti some 33 miles off the coast of Tortuga, Haiti. 04/05/2022
United Kingdom Despite UK crackdown plans, hundreds cross Channel in small boats The Ministry of Defense said 254 people arrived on the English coast in seven boats from northern France on Sunday, and more people were brought ashore by British lifeboats on Monday. 02/05/2022
world news Over 3,000 migrants died at sea on their way to Europe in 2021 — UN The number of migrants who died or went missing was twice as high as in the previous year, the UN's refugee agency said. 29/04/2022
Spain One migrant dead, 24 missing in shipwreck near Spanish Canary Islands The Spanish coastguard said they had rescued 36 people from the stricken vessel. 26/04/2022
