The UK has agreed several deals with Iraq to return migrants and combat people smuggling. It is seen as a big step towards fulfilling the British prime minister’s pledge to "smash the gangs" operating abroad.
Starting at midnight on November 27, Lampedusa saw the arrival of 12 boats, bringing a total of 465 migrants to the island in just one day.
Milan has a new center for migrants, the Milano Welcome Center, which will be a unique point of access to services for those who just arrived in town and have been granted international protection.
Last year, German authorities sent more than 16,000 requests to Croatia to accept rejected asylum seekers who first got registered in Croatia. But only one in 50 of all planned deportations were actually carried out. This year, howe1
The Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship has saved 48 mostly underage migrants from distress at sea off Libya. According to SOS Méditerranée, the vessel was assigned the port of Ravenna for disembarkation.