Refugees’ sense of being welcomed in Germany has been steadily declining since 2017. According to a study by the German Institute for Economic Research, the proportion of refugees who felt welcome fell from 84% in 2017 to 78% in 2020, and declined further to just 65% in 2023. The study was based on a survey…
The Dutch government announced that it has signed a memorandum of intent with Uganda to establish a reception center in Uganda for rejected asylum seekers. The memorandum was signed in New York by the Dutch Minister for Asylum Affairs and the Ugandan minister responsible for asylum issues, on the sidelines of the United Nations meetings….
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…
A federal judge has issued an order to improve conditions at the Migrant Detention Center in New York, following reports of human rights violations. These violations included punitive treatment, severe overcrowding, and a lack of adequate healthcare and food. Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan, who issued the ruling, stated: “My conclusion is that there is a…
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 number of Syrians returning to their country has declined since the beginning of 2025. According to figures from the Federal Ministry of the Interior, only 1,867 Syrians had departed by the end of last August with support from Germany’s return financing program. By the end of May, the number of beneficiaries stood at just…
Polish Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, Archbishop of Łódź, criticized the spread of hate speech and fear towards immigrants and refugees because they are non-Christians. Ryś, who is one of the most prominent church figures in Poland, emphasized that such attitudes are contrary to Christian teachings. Ryś highlighted the contradiction between hate speech and Christian teachings, which…
The organizers of the Latino Sun Festival sent a letter to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), urging them to stay away from community festivals. They fear that an unannounced visit by federal immigration authorities could disrupt the annual event held in the city of Pilsen. Over the past few months, the organizers have been…
Germany’s Foreign Ministry is in contact with Pakistani authorities to stop the deportation of Afghans who have been accepted into Germany’s special admission programs. The Pakistani immigration authorities had arrested 450 out of 2,000 Afghans waiting to receive visas to enter Germany. According to the German Foreign Ministry, Pakistan deported 211 vulnerable Afghans who had…
Pakistan’s Ministry of State and Frontier Regions has announced plans to deport roughly 1.3 million Afghans starting in September. The ministry’s spokesperson said, “These are the people whose UN-issued registration cards expired at the end of June and were not renewed by the government.” He noted that Pakistan had extended the grace period for Afghan…
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized the immigration policies of the Black-Red Coalition Government, led by Friedrich Merz. She emphasized asylum seekers’ right to fair legal procedures, saying: “If someone says ‘asylum’ at Germany’s borders, they must first go through the process — right at the border, if necessary — but there must be a…
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…
