A coalition of organizations monitoring migration policy in Italy is demanding the shutdown of repatriation centres (CPRs). The facilities do not guarantee the fundamental rights of immigrants and should be closed, according to the1
Two foreign citizens have been arrested in the northern Italian cities of Imperia and Milan on charges of criminal association to aid and abet transnational illegal immigration and abduction for extortion purposes.
The European Commission said efficiently returning illegal arrivals to their countries of origin was an “urgent” priority. The five‑year plan would be guided by the principle that "Europe decides who comes to the EU."
Belgium's Asylum and Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt plans to visit Turkey and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to negotiate migrant returns. A Taliban official is also expected to visit Belgium to discuss Afghan migrant1
The UK and China are expected to agree to a new border security partnership aimed at disrupting the supply of small boats and engines manufactured in China and exploited by people smuggling gangs operating across the English Channel1