Nearly 1,200 migrants reached British shores after crossing the English Channel on Saturday, a record for a single day this year. The arrivals have prompted the British government to reiterate calls on French authorities to stop mig1
Two Iraqi nationals suspected of smuggling were arrested at Italy's Crotone port in the southern region of Calabria after 65 migrants arrived on May 22.
According to figures reported on May 29 by the spokesperson for Tunisia's National Guard, about 3,400 undocumented migrants have made use of the country's offer of voluntary repatriation since the beginning of the year.
Two teens who arrived in Salerno, Italy, this week aboard the NGO rescue ship Solidaire face charges of aiding and abetting illegal immigration. They allegedly acted as captains of a boat from Libya.
Greece has introduced legislation that would strip irregular migrants of the possibility to apply for residency. The new law would also increase penalties for rejected asylum seekers and speed up returns to their home countries.