European governments are increasingly focused on detaining migrants and returning them to their home countries. But PICUM, a Brussels-based NGO, says they are illegal measures that won't deter asylum seekers.
Algeria has been deporting African migrants to neighboring Niger for years. Authorities force thousands to cross the border through the desert to Assamaka, where the humanitarian situation reportedly is catastrophic.
After arriving in France in 2018, Inès M., a pediatrician, took on numerous positions at a hospital in Val-d'Oise, in particular during the COVID-19 crisis. In February she received an Obligation to leave French territory (OQTF). Sp1
The British charity RAMFEL is helping ten families in the UK who are trying to get their unaccompanied child refugee relatives out of Sudan. Eight of the families are Eritrean, and two are Sudanese. InfoMigrants talked to RAMFEL's H1
For migrants in Italy getting special protection status can be life-changing. But lawmakers have now approved a law severely restricting access.