Tag: Migration

• Monday, October 21st 2024 - 08:52 UTC

  Italy's Albania deal for irregular migrants fails as judges rule against detention of the asylum seekers

  

  The UK Boris Johnson solution to address migrants trying to illegally cross to Britain, which was to be implemented through the so-called Rwanda deal but was rejected by the EU and UK courts, did not impede Italy from attempting a similar procedure with neighboring Albania, where migrants wanting to reach Italy were to be screened before any final decision was taken.

• Monday, October 21st 2024 - 08:37 UTC

  The Tory “Rwanda migrants-deportation” deal turns into a Labour 'St Helena deal'

  

  Before the UK Boris Johnson administration finally struck the “Rwanda” deal to deport migrants and/or boat people crossing the English channel from the continent, (plus a generous donation of over £ 100 million for 'development'), some of the possible places considered even included the Falkland Islands, but the suggestion did not prosper.

• Thursday, August 22nd 2024 - 11:28 UTC

  Brazil to tackle abuse of refugee status by irregular immigrants

  

  Brazil's Justice Ministry announced Wednesday that transit passengers will not be allowed to remain indefinitely at airports if they do not have an entry permit into South America's largest country. The measure will only apply to people arriving in Brazil from countries that require a visa and do not have Brazil as their final destination. The Federal Police (PF) argues that refugee claims are being used by criminal organizations as a pretext.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 20:24 UTC

  Barbed Wire in the Darien Jungle and Mass Repatriation: How the U.S. and Panama curb migration

  

  The United States and Panama have signed an agreement aimed at curbing the flow of migrants through the perilous Darien jungle. This agreement, part of broader efforts by President Joe Biden's administration, comes as a response to the surge in migration at the southern border, a key issue in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential elections in November.

• Thursday, May 30th 2024 - 14:10 UTC

  Uruguay issues decree to speed up admittance of Venezuelan asylum seekers

  

  The Uruguayan Government issued a decree Wednesday expediting the admission of some 3,500 Venezuelan refugees into the country, Foreign Minister Omar Paganini announced in a press conference in Montevideo.

• Friday, May 17th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

  Uruguay creates “Residence by rootedness” legal figure for asylum seekers

  

  Uruguayan authorities came up with the so-called “Residence by rootedness” (“residencia por arraigo”) solution to help some 20,000 migrants who had their asylum requests rejected but would otherwise need a consular visa to stay in the country, it was announced in Montevideo.

• Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 05:47 UTC

  “Stop the boats” policy, First volunteer asylum seeker off to Rwanda

  

  British media is reporting that the UK has sent its first asylum-seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme, just a week after the UK government adopted a controversial law allowing irregular migrants to be deported to the East African nation.

• Friday, April 26th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

  Falklands: temporary suspension of Permanent Residence Permit applications

  

  The Falkland Islands Customs and Immigration Service informed that the annual quota for applications has now been met for all Permanent Residence Permit applications (PRP).

• Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 17:27 UTC

  Large scale Europol operation dismantles network smuggling migrants to UK

  

  A large-scale operation involving law enforcement and judicial authorities from Belgium, France and Germany and coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, has led to the dismantling of one of the most active networks involved in the smuggling of migrants across the English Channel in small boats.

• Friday, February 23rd 2024 - 10:46 UTC

  No plans for refugees turned down by UK to end up in Paraguay

  

  The British Embassy in Asunción Thursday denied press reports circulating in the Paraguayan capital according to which the South American country would be welcoming foreign refugees not accepted in the United Kingdom. The diplomatic mission insisted no negotiations in this regard had even been started and underlined that the sources and motives of Paraguayan outlets for publishing these reports were unknown to the legation.