The Macedonian nationals are believed to have smuggled at least 86 people, charging them almost $1,000 each for a transfer through the Balkans. Police suspect three men from Middle Eastern countries are behind the smuggling group.
Nearly 400,000 people were receiving assistance under Germany's Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act at the end of 2021. Assistance included money for food, shelter, clothing, healthcare and household items.
The Dutch court ruled that the Netherlands must treat migrants who arrive from other countries just as well as refugees from Ukraine. The court noted, however, "there are now too few places in the entire system to accommodate people1
The NGO points its finger against Lithuania and Latvia for the treatment reserved to migrants who have been left in the cold, without food or water, at times with fatal consequences.
An Afghan man who entered Latvia via a hole in the border fence with Belarus has died of hypothermia. He is said to have been smuggled across the border along with another Afghan man.