German police conducted a raid on a far-right cell, arresting five young men suspected of planning organized attacks on refugees. Authorities are actively searching for additional members of the far-right group known as “Last Wave of Defense.” The arrests occurred across three states, and police are also pursuing suspects in other regions. The Federal Minister…
The European Commission is set to announce a proposal aimed at reforming the deportation system for rejected asylum seekers. This proposal includes amending the criteria for designating safe countries for deportation, eliminating the requirement for a connection between the individual and the country of deportation, and considering the option to proceed with deportations even if…
The new coalition, composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), adopted the federal leader Friedrich Merz’s plan to stop or reduce citizen benefits for Ukrainian refugees. According to the new coalition agreement, the legal framework for Ukrainian refugees will be revised. Previously, Ukrainians were…
The Federal Ministry of the Interior has announced the arrival of 138 refugees from Afghanistan, including 76 women, 62 men, and 45 children and youth. According to the ministry, all individuals had received a legally binding promise of admission to Germany. “There are concrete commitments from Germany to accept these refugees, which were made in…
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has begun planning the implementation of stricter border controls, including the rejection of asylum seekers at the border. He aims to double the number of federal riot police to 1,200 units, expand mobile surveillance and control teams, and increase the number of checkpoints, which currently stands at 50. As part of…
Portugal’s Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has issued rejection notices to 4,574 migrants. This comes as the government plans to reject tens of thousands more migrants, just days before the upcoming elections. The center-right Democratic Alliance, led by current Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, has pledged to tighten immigration policies. The coalition’s campaign included…
The Administrative Court in Berlin issued a ruling rejecting the classification of Georgia as a safe country of origin in asylum procedures in Germany. This decision came in a case involving Georgian refugees whose asylum applications were rejected based on the German government’s December 2023 decision to classify Georgia as a safe country. The ruling…
The European Commission has announced a list of seven countries deemed safe for the deportation of rejected asylum seekers from the European Union. The list includes Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Colombia, Bangladesh, Kosovo, and India. This means that EU countries will consider asylum applications from nationals of these countries inadmissible and will expedite their deportation. Notably,…
The number of attacks on migrants and refugees in Berlin surged in 2024, reaching 77 cases of assaults and 8 incidents of housing damage. As a result, 34 people — including 14 men, 16 women, and two girls — required hospital treatment. This marks a doubling of attacks compared to 2023, which recorded 32 assaults…
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser rejected the Union’s proposal to implement a stricter immigration policy. During the coalition negotiations, Faeser — a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) — presented the Migration Budget Report, which highlighted a decline in the number of refugees in Germany. She also criticized Merz for the Union faction’s hardline…
The British Labor government has received UN approval to transfer rejected asylum seekers to detention centers outside the country. This follows a meeting last month between Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), where Cooper discussed a plan to relocate asylum seekers to detention centers in…
The Polish opposition has accused the government of covertly assisting Germany in transferring thousands of migrants into Poland. Just days after a protest at the western border, key opposition leaders, including Jarosław Kaczyński, the head of the Law and Justice party, visited the southern border with Germany. They urged Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government to…
