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France bans British anti-migration activists targeting migrant boats
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (209+ words) The ban on the members of the "Raise the Colours" group prevents them from entering or staying in France, the Interior Ministry said. A ministry statement characterized the group's militants as "extreme right" and described their activities in France as…...
In rare ruling, EU's top court sides with refugee's appeal in a landmark case against Frontex
3+ week, 6+ day ago (776+ words) The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union sent the case of Alaa Hamoudi v. Frontex back to the General Court for re-examination after finding that it failed to properly examine his alleged expulsion alongside 21 other migrants from Greece to…...
UK government welcomes sharp fall in net migration but says more needs to be done
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (504+ words) The Office for National Statistic said net migration fell 69% to a four-year low of 204,000 in the year to June 2025 from 649,000 the year before largely because fewer people from outside the European Union arrived in the U.K. for work or to study,…...
UK asylum reforms spark backlash within Labour Party, support from rivals
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (744+ words) Before Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood even released details of the sweeping plan to make the U.K. less attractive to asylum-seekers and migrants easier to remove she was trying to quell a backlash from center-left Labour Party backbenchers who accused her of…...
UK government poised to overhaul its asylum system as a political storm brews over migration
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (530+ words) The policy changes to be announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday in the House of Commons are yet another an attempt to make the U.K. less attractive to those seeking refuge and easier to remove migrants who don't qualify…...
Dutch court tries an Eritrean man accused of brutal migrant smuggling
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (362+ words) Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom, also known as Amanuel Walid, ran an operation bringing East African migrants to Europe under horrific conditions, demanding huge sums of money from their relatives to free them from camps in Libya. The accused, wearing jeans…...
UK says it will introduce digital ID cards, reviving a contentious idea
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (407+ words) The government says the plan will help reduce unauthorized immigration by making it harder for people to work in the underground economy. It says it will also make it simpler for people to access health care, welfare, child care and…...
First migrants arrive in UK from France under the 'one in, one out' policy
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (276+ words) The Home Office said Wednesday that the arrival of the family was part of "critical first steps" in the program dubbed "one in, one out." Four people who arrived in Britain by boat from France were flown back to France…...
Migrants crowd into small boat, attempting to leave France for UK
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (119+ words) group of migrants crowded into a small dinghy attempting to leave France for England on Friday afternoon. Many wore orange life vests and some were holding childrens' hands as they waded into the English Channel to get into the dinghy....
First migrant flown back to France in UK's 'one in, one out' policy to curb unauthorized migration
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (345+ words) A man who arrived by boat in August was flown back to France, the Home Office said. More deportations are scheduled through next week. "This is an important first step to securing our borders," Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said. "It…...