German and Uzbek officials have inked a list of agreements concerning migration that would make deportations more straightforward. Germany is also seeking to attract migrant workers, particularly care workers for children and the el1
On Wednesday, Lithuania enshrines so-called pushbacks in law. The move has been heavily criticized, but it is not without precedent in the EU.
Germany is looking into whether asylum claims can be processed in countries outside the EU, but insists that it remains committed to human rights.
Data obtained by Liberty Investigates and the Observer suggests UK coastguards "effectively ignored" some notifications of migrant boats in the Channel in the weeks preceding a shipwreck in November 2021, where at least 27 died.
The cumulative total of migrant fatalities at sea was unprecedented over such a short period, Tunisia's National Guard has declared. The deaths of mostly sub-Saharan Africans come amid an ongoing spike in migration northwards.