The Greek coast guard and European border authorities said they picked up nearly 400 migrants who were in waters near Crete over a two-day period. Favorable weather and calmer waters between Libya and Crete, plus ongoing instability1
A major immigration operation in Larnaca ended with three suspected undocumented migrants seriously injured after falling from apartment balconies and windows. The operation took place against a backdrop of rising political tensions1
Authorities in Portugal have dismantled a criminal group alleged to have attempted to illegally regularize the immigration status of about 4,000 migrants in the country. Police have arrested two suspected ringleaders of the scheme.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has spoken out against the forced return of Afghan refugees and migrants to their home country. However, European countries want to see more people sent back to the Central Asian nat1
Germany's Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has reiterated plans to expedite the deportation of criminal foreigners from Germany, including to unstable countries like Syria and Afghanistan. He has also outlined a timeline1