Around 90% of those who cross the EU's external borders irregularly do so with the help of migrant smugglers. Who are these smugglers, how do they operate and why do migrants turn to them despite horrific accidents?

Every year, hundreds of people risk their lives along the perilous West African migration route to Europe. Baye Seyni Sene almost died at sea fleeing harsh living conditions in Senegal. Today, he's back and wants to help his communi1

EU member states are increasingly relying on technology to remove backlogs in the asylum system, to reduce irregular border crossings and even to forecast displacement patterns. But a new report shows how automating migration and as1

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has proposed that in a bid to curb irregular migration, all refugees should be kept outside EU territory while having their asylum application processed. He added that his government would not p1