Spain: Migration Crisis Spirals Out of Control
Prosecutors in Spain have charged a dozen North African migrants with sedition for illegally entering the country by forcing a commercial airliner to land on Spanish territory.
Migration Crisis
UK: Record Number of Migrants Crossing English Channel
Nearly a thousand migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East have attempted to cross the English Channel on small boats in just one day to illegally get into the United Kingdom.
Belarus Floods EU with Migrants from Middle East
Thousands of migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East are pouring into the European Union from Belarus, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.
Europe Braces for Tsunami of Afghan Migrants
The Taliban conquest of Afghanistan is poised to trigger an unprecedented wave of Afghan migration to Europe, which is bracing for the arrival of potentially hundreds of thousands — possibly even millions — of refugees and migrants from the war-torn country.
Denmark Cracks Down on Mass Migration
The Danish Parliament has passed a new law that will allow the government to deport asylum seekers to countries outside of the European Union to have their cases considered abroad. The legislation is widely seen as a first step toward moving the country’s asylum screening process beyond Danish borders.
Greece’s Migrant Crisis: “A Powder Keg Ready to Explode”
A plan by the Greek government to build new migrant camps on five Aegean islands has sparked violent opposition from local residents, who fear that the facilities will encourage yet more mass migration from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Spain: European Court Approves Summary Deportations of Illegal Migrants
The ruling, which effectively authorizes European governments summarily to deport illegal migrants immediately at the border, transfers some decision-making powers on immigration back to European nation states.
Italy: Salvini Facing Show Trial for “Kidnapping” Migrants
The Italian Senate has voted to strip former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini of parliamentary immunity so that he can face kidnapping charges for refusing to allow migrants to disembark from a ship at a port in Sicily.
Turkey Flooding Europe with Migrants
Greece has once again become ‘ground zero’ for Europe’s migration crisis. More than 40,000 migrants arrived in Greece during the first nine months of 2019, and more than half of those arrived during just the past three months.
Europe’s Migrant Crisis: Views from Central Europe
The European Union has initiated legal action against four Central European countries for failing to take in migrants.
Germany: Police Powerless Against Middle Eastern Crime Gangs
Middle Eastern crime syndicates have established themselves across Germany, where they operate with virtual impunity.
Germany Confiscating Homes for Migrants to Use
Authorities in Hamburg have begun confiscating private dwellings to ease a housing shortage.
