A British court accepted the challenge brought by an asylum seeker from Eritrea against the migrant exchange agreement between Britain and France (the “one-for-one” scheme). The court ordered the temporary suspension of the deportation of the claimant to examine his claim that he is a victim of human trafficking or modern slavery. At the same…
A court in Rhode Island issued a temporary injunction to suspend US President Donald Trump’s directives that would deny immigrants who entered the country illegally access to food banks, the Head Start program, and dozens of other programs providing food, healthcare, and educational services for children in need. The injunction came after the Attorney General…
The Brussels Court of Appeal ruled that the government must pay the fines awarded to asylum seekers using funds confiscated from the Federal Buildings Agency. The court stated that the fines imposed on the Belgian government for failing to provide accommodation to asylum seekers may be settled from the agency’s seized funds. The court ruled…
Five Afghan asylum-seeking families who had been stranded in Pakistan arrived at Hanover Airport, pursuant to a court ruling that obliges the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to grant them visas under the Afghan Admission Program. According to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the arrivals travelled on a regular commercial flight. According to the organization…
A German plane has transferred ten Afghan families of asylum seekers stranded in Pakistan to Germany. The aircraft, carrying nearly 50 people including 20 minors, arrived at Hanover Airport. This marks the first time since the formation of the current government that Germany has received Afghan asylum seekers who were promised asylum. According to the…
An Afghan family has secured a court order for a visa to Germany, after the Federal Government withdrew its legal challenge. The Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling followed the Foreign Office’s decision not to appeal an interim judgment in the family’s favor. The case dates back to 2023, when an Afghan law professor and asylum seeker…
The Berlin Administrative Court ruled to grant an Afghan family stranded in Pakistan entry visas to Germany. The ruling was issued in expedited proceedings following an appeal by an Afghan woman and her family against the German government’s refusal to admit them. The woman had previously received a promise of visas under the admission program…
Judges in Berlin have received threats after issuing rulings in favor of asylum seekers. Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig condemned the threats and criticized the Federal Minister of the Interior’s policy of rejecting asylum seekers at the external borders, calling it “completely unacceptable.” “We stand firmly for the independence of the judiciary and will…
The Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment after being convicted of committing acts of torture and war crimes in Syria. The court stated that the severity of the crimes excludes the possibility of his release after 15 years. Frankfurt’s investigative authorities accused the defendant of killing and severely torturing…
The Court of Rome has issued a new ruling suspending the deportation of seven asylum seekers to reception centers in Albania. Under this ruling, authorities will return the seven asylum seekers from Egypt and Bangladesh to Italy, as they were transferred to Albania earlier this week. Last October, the same court ruled that the detention…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favor of two Syrian refugees against Cyprus, paving the way for refugees stranded in the buffer zone to pursue their asylum claims. This week, the court issued its decision in a case brought by the two refugees, who sought compensation from Cyprus for preventing them from…
The Social Court in Hamburg has ruled that setting fixed cash payments on a payment card for refugees is illegal. The court determined that these fixed amounts fail to account for individual circumstances. The ruling came after a refugee family challenged the legality of the fixed payments, leading the court to urgently declare them unlawful….
