Dutch court rules asylum seekers cannot be sent back to Italy under Dublin Regulation
Migration authorities in the Netherlands cannot hand over asylum seekers to Italy even if they entered Europe via that country, a court has ruled.
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Lampedusa migrant arrivals: Italian interior minister promises task force
Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi visited Lampedusa following several shipwrecks near the island. He promised local officials that a dedicated task force would be put together to deal with the large number of migrant arriv1
Italy: Rescued migrants disembark from Humanity 1 in Ravenna
A group of 69 migrants and refugees disembarked from the NGO ship Humanity 1 in Ravenna, northern Italy, this week. Almost half of them were from Sudan.
Mayotte continues operation to expel migrants
A French court has ordered a stop to the clearance of a slum in the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte. But an operation to remove irregular migrants from the territory is continuing.
Lithuania's parliament legalizes pushback of migrants
Lithuania has passed legislation to make it legal to deny entry to asylum seekers at the border. Rights groups and NGOs said it is tantamount to sanctioning widespread violence against refugees and migrants.