After ten days at sea the Ocean Viking rescue ship has docked in Sicily. As the migrants on board were brought to safety, rescue workers expressed frustration at the EU's failure to coordinate the disembarkation.
A migration expert in Germany has sharply criticized plans by Denmark to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda following a similar move by Britain. He added that the policy would probably be rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.
The UK’s National Crime Agency has arrested a man in east London who they suspect was a "leading figure in an organized crime group supplying significant numbers of small boats to people smugglers."
The founder of the StraBerry start-up will face trial in Italy on charges of exploiting 73 foreign laborers on berry farms in the Milan area. The first hearing of the trial will be held on July 13.
Andrea Costa, the head of the Baobab Experience organization, which provides assistance to migrants transiting through Rome, has been acquitted of charges of aiding and abetting clandestine immigration.