After western troops left Afghanistan in 2021, Germany promised resettlement to around 2,000 people who had assisted German forces. Now, 200 of them have reportedly been deported back to Afghanistan from Pakistan.
The Balearic Islands are experiencing a sharp rise in migrant arrivals, with over 1,000 people arriving in eight days. The regional government has called an emergency meeting with the mayors of the islands.
A six-year-old girl from Guinea has died in a Palermo hospital following a lengthy crossing with her mother from the African coast to Lampedusa.
The Epping Forest District Council just outside London has won a court case to have asylum seekers temporarily removed from a hotel, which has drawn protests for weeks after a resident asylum seeker was charged with sexual assault.1
Britain has reached a new deal with the government of Iraq to allow for the return of irregular immigrants. The move is seen as part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's overall strategy to discourage small boat crossings to the UK -- b1