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These migrants were photographed while wading out into the English near Gravelines, France in the summer of 2025, as smugglers in France increasingly seem to expect their willing victims to complete the initial stretch of their journey this way | Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpa/picture alliance
Mohammad, a Palestinian refugee in Cyprus, talking to his family in Gaza | Source: Screenshot DW
Despite relatively few number of asylum seekers coming to Denmark, the Nordic nations leads the charge to fundamentally alter the European understanding of asylum | Photo: Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS

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Several officials appear to have witnessed the scene taking place at the Dutch asylum center | Source: Screenshot Dumpert
Photo used for illustration: the Mare Jonio vessel operated by Mediterranea Saving Humans docked in the port of Naples | Photo: ARCHIVE/ANSA/CIRO FUSCO
For some asylum seekers, volunteering to return home is reflective of a deep desire - while for others, it is one of the few remaining options they have left | Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa/picture-alliance

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The number of deportations from Germany has been rising | Photo: EHL Media/IMAGO
File photo: A view of people queuing in front of a tent at the arrival center for refugees from Ukraine at the former Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany | Photo: ARCHIVE/EPA/CHRISTOPH SOEDER
File photo: Danish leader Mette Frederiksen (l) and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (r) have written a joint letter, calling for a reinterpretation of the ECHR to meet the challenges of modern migration management policies | Photo: Photoshot / picture alliance