Thousands of Syrians are beginning to return to their country from neighboring Lebanon and Turkey following the ousting of Bashar Al Assad by a collection of different militias and rebel forces at the weekend.
In response to the collapse of the Assad regime, Germany has paused over 47,000 pending asylum requests, while Austria has announced plans for "orderly repatriation and deportation."
Controversy has erupted after an Albanian television report showed officers, sent by the Italian government under Giorgia Meloni to guard currently empty migrant centers, engaging in tourism in the country instead.
A court in Vibo Valentia in Italy's southern region of Calabria has annulled the Italian state's decision to seize the migrant rescue vessel Sea-Eye 4, which was subjected to a 20-day administrative detention in October 2023.
In order to combat irregular immigration, the Netherlands began to implement additional controls at the borders with Germany and Belgium.