Britain prepares to present new bill to curb migrant boat arrivals

 

Britain's Conservative government is expected to present on Tuesday a new bill providing for the detention and swift deportation of asylum seekers who illegally enter the country via small boats, according to media reports.

France Spends Twice As Much On Ukrainian Refugees As On Other Migrants

 France's authorities have spent a total of 634 million Euros ($673 million) on refugees from Ukraine, which is twice as much as is allocated for assistance to asylum seekers traditionally coming from other countries, the French Chamber of Accounts said on Tuesday.

Death Toll From Migrant Boat Shipwreck Off Italy Rises To 63

The death toll from a shipwreck off the southern Italian coast has climbed to 63 on Monday after more bodies of migrants were found, La Repubblica daily reported.

EU Parliaments Largest Faction Proposes Building Walls On External Borders

The European People's Party, the largest group in the European Parliament, proposed on Wednesday building walls on the bloc's external borders to ease the burden of unregulated immigration.

EU ministers discuss challenges of migration from third countries - China.org.cn

 The European Union is set to deport migrants whose applications for asylum or regularization have been rejected.

Ukrainian Women In Israel Complain Of Sexual, Labor Exploitation - Reports

Ukrainian women who fled to Israel last year to escape the conflict in their home country have complained of being subjected to sexual and other forms of exploitation and abuse, Israeli media reported.

NGO Slams EU For Attempt To Suspend Own Asylum Procedures To Curb Migration

The European Union's intention to partly suspend its asylum seeking procedures is dangerous to the very roots of European migration system and can cause more migration-related issues, international non-governmental organization Oxfam said on Wednesday.

Texas to send armored military vehicles to Mexico border to ‘repel’ migrants

Texas will deploy military armored personnel carriers along its border with Mexico as part of a plan to “repel” undocumented migrants trying to enter the United States, authorities said Monday.

5 Baltic countries strengthening borders fearing Russia, Belarus will ‘weaponize migration’

Five Baltic countries have begin to reinforce their borders with barbed wire Friday amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a media report.

France refuses to take in scores of asylum-seekers rescued in the Mediterranean

 

Most of the adult migrants rescued by the Ocean Viking NGO in the Mediterranean have been denied entry into France, which allowed the vessel to disembark after Italy blocked access to its ports, the interior ministry said Friday.

EU 'cannot allow' France-Italy tensions finding a way to resolve an escalating feud over asylum seekers

The EU is urgently trying to find a way to resolve an escalating feud over asylum seekers rescued at sea that has pitted France against Italy, a top official in Brussels has revealed.

France to allow Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship to dock, canceled accord to take 3,500 immigrants from Italy

France has canceled plans to take 3,500 immigrants turned away by Italy, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday. However, Paris will allow more than 200 migrants stuck on a boat in Italian waters to dock in the country.

Italy’s stance on migrant ship ‘unacceptable’ – Paris

Italy has breached EU norms by refusing to allow a charity-run rescue ship with more than 200 migrants on board to dock in its ports, the French government has said. After being turned away by Italy, the vessel requested permission to offload the migrants in France.

Germany urges Italy to help migrants stranded onboard NGO boats

 

Germany has urged Italy to help migrants who have been onboard a German-flagged NGO boat for more than a week, saying charity vessels operating in the Mediterranean play an important role in saving lives at sea.

Migrant Death Toll Rises To 14 In Greece Shipwrecks: Coastguard

Greece's coastguard on Wednesday said it had recovered 14 bodies from two migrant boat sinkings earlier this week.

UK home secretary slammed for asylum seeker ‘invasion’ remarks

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has come under heavy criticism for describing the arrival of asylum seekers on the United Kingdom’s southern coast as an “invasion”, with lawmakers from across the political spectrum and non-governmental organisations denouncing her choice of language as “inflammatory” and “heinous”.

Italy is favorite destination: Hellenic Coast Guard rescues over 50 migrants refused to be rescued

 

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Bulgaria declares partial state of emergency due to migratory pressure

 

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Spain: Melilla Migrant Rush An Attack On "Territorial Integrity". Morocco says 18 Migrants died

 

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 1. NGOs denounce: at least 27 dead in the assault on Melilla.
At least 27 and not 18, as officially announced, would be the migrants who died yesterday in the crowd trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

The largest migrant caravan attempting to leave southern Mexico in 2022, 15,000 continue its advance

 

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