Austrian and Europol authorities have dismantled a major migrant smuggling ring following a 15-month investigation. Coordinated raids resulted in 130 arrests linked to the criminal network in seven EU countries so far. Vienna’s publ1
A Hanover court has sentenced five defendants aged between 26 and 42 to prison terms ranging from three to eight years for smuggling hundreds of people under life-threatening conditions. Another defendant received a one-year suspend1
The Ocean Viking humanitarian rescue ship of the SOS Mediterranée NGO disembarked about 100 migrants at Italy's Ancona port on March 9, including about 20 unaccompanied minors.
Recognition rates for Afghan men aged between 18 and 40 have dropped sharply in Germany over the past year. The decline comes as the federal government adopts a more restrictive approach to asylum claims from Afghanistan.
The European Union is set to approve a stricter migration policy that would allow rejected asylum seekers to be sent to return centers outside the bloc. Despite serious human rights concerns, supporters claim the plan will deter irr1