The BBC has revealed that an official at the Home Office has been suspended from their job and arrested, after being accused of attempting to sell residency to at least one asylum seeker.
German authorities arrested 10 people on Wednesday suspected of being part of a smuggling network bringing wealthy migrants from China and the Arab world into the country and issuing them residence permits.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella praised the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum during an official two-day visit to Bulgaria where he met with his Bulgarian counterpart, Rumen Radev.
After seven years of investigations, crew members from migrant rescue ships accused by Italy of helping human traffickers in the Mediterranean hope to finally clear their names Friday.
The charity Unseen, which runs the Modern Slavery and Exploitation Helpline in the UK, says that they saw a "record number of calls in 2023, marking an increase for the fourth consecutive year."