The deportation of 36 Afghan asylum seekers from Germany has been met with criticism amid the deteriorating security situation in their home country. The Afghans arrived in Kabul Thursday morning.

Italy's guarantor for the rights of detainees said that rescue ships must also be seen as places where people are deprived of their freedom, when the migrants aboard have to wait for a long time for a place to dock.

The introduction of the "Salvini decree" has led to a strong incease in the number of undocumented migrants in Italy, according to a new study. That's mostly because it's become harder for asylum seekers to get a stay permit.

Nearly two dozen people suspected of being part of a sex trafficking ring forcing Nigerian women into prostitution in France go on trial Wednesday. In France, Nigerians now outnumber Chinese or and Eastern European sex workers.