New legislation would allow successful asylum-seekers in Germany quicker access to the job market, while mandating stiffer punishment for people smugglers. Germany's government has been under pressure on migration.
Police in Pakistan have begun to round up undocumented Afghans living in the country, promising to repatriate by force those who do not voluntarily return.
Greece looks set to close the HELIOS integration program, just as the EU has pledged more than 40 million euros towards programs to protect unaccompanied migrant children and to boost electronic surveillance at the bloc's external b1
After their boat from Tunisia ran aground in Sicily, three boys made their way on foot all the way to the migrant hosting center. The social worker who welcomed them, Antonella Patellaro, spoke about their meeting.
The UN migration agency IOM says nearly seven million people have been displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to the ongoing conflict.