Pope Francis urges EU not to send back rescued migrants
The pontiff has pleaded countries to offer migrants rescued from the Mediterranean safe disembarkation at ports, alternatives to detention, and access to asylum.
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Italy: Former minister Matteo Salvini on trial for preventing migrant ship from docking
Matteo Salvini is accused of deprivation of liberty and abuse of authority. In 2019, he refused to let a rescue ship dock into Lampedusa, which carried dozens of migrants.
German police stop far-right vigilante border patrols near Polish border
Police in Germany have stopped dozens of armed, far-right vigilantes patrolling to stop migrants from entering Germany via the Polish border. Germany has sent hundreds of police officers to the border with Poland.
Video shows Polish guards using tear gas to push back migrants
A group of migrants stuck at the Belarusian-Polish border trying to cross the border barrier has been repelled by guards using tear gas, the Polish Border Guard said. Up to 15,000 migrants and refugees could be stranded in the borde1
Draghi urges EU to enact humanitarian corridors
Italian Premier Mario Draghi has announced Europe should commit itself to encouraging legal migration channels, following the model of humanitarian corridors. He stressed the need for "truly European management" of migratory flows.