Spain: Authorities bust smuggling ring in Cartagena
Authorities in Spain have dismantled a suspected migrant smuggling ring accused of bringing up to 2,500 migrants from Morocco to the country. The operation resulted in four arrests.
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EU Pact on Migration & Asylum may 'legitimize violations' believes NGO
The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights has warned of possible negative effects of the new European Pact on Migration and Asylum for its nationals in the Schengen Area.
Italy: Only around half of places in repatriation centers are actually useable
Migrant repatriation centers, (CPRs) in Italy are "continually subjected to damage and fires" said the director of Italy's immigration and border police on April 10, leaving only about half the places actually useable.
Italy sends 40 rejected asylum seekers to Albania
Forty migrants were brought by a navy ship to Italian-run detention centers in Albania. The camps had originally been intended to process irregular migrants' asylum applications before they even reached Italy.
New German coalition to abolish 3-year citizenship path
The next German governing coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU alliance and center-left Social Democratic Union seeks to stop an expedited path to citizenship. However, dual citizenship and a 5-year path will remain.