Spain’s Canary Islands overwhelmed by migrant arrivals
Located off Morocco, Spain's Canary Islands are facing their worst migrant crisis since 2006. In just one year, 30,000 migrants have arrived on the archipelago.…
EU funnels aid to Lebanon amid Syria migrant surge to Cyprus
The EU's Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a €1 billion economic aid package for Lebanon in exchange for the country slowing migration to the EU. The move comes amid a sharp rise…
UK government plans Rwanda migrant flights as lawmakers vote
The British Parliament is once again voting on a plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the flights will go ahead "come what may."…
Italy: Court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews
The case had been noted as an extreme example of European governments' efforts to thwart NGOs helping migrants in the Mediterranean.…
Guatemalan security forces break up US-bound migrant caravan
Honduran migrants trying to reach the United States on foot remain stuck in Guatemala, their advance stymied by security forces. The group hopes to be allowed to continue forward after it was…
Honduras: First migrant caravans of 2021 depart for US
Several hundred people have begun a journey of housands of kilometers through Central America to the US. The migrants are hoping for a more humane approach to migration under President-elect Joe Biden.…
Bosnia: Evacuation of squalid Lipa migrant camp in doubt
Thousands of migrants in Bosnia-Herzegovina had been set to face winter with no water or electricity in and around the infamous Lipa camp. Officials are now squabbling over moving them to a…
Fire at Bosnia migrant camp, authorities blame residents
Lacking power and heat, the Lipa Camp was set to close Wednesday. Residents are suspected of setting the fire as they vacated the facility.…
Lampedusa mayor calls for ‘strike’ over migrant arrivals
Lampedusa officials are struggling to cope as more and more migrants reach the island, pushing its only reception center to its limits. The local mayor slammed the government's "frightening silence" on the…
Covid-19: Saudi Arabia enslaving African migrants
One of the world's wealthiest countries on earth, Saudi Arabia, is keeping hundreds of African migrants locked in conditions reminiscent of Libya’s slave camps because of COVID-19.…
Here’s how COVID-19 is impacting immigration operations in Nigeria
From the first of July 2020, Nigeria Immigration Service says it will resume its Migrant E-Registration Exercise across the country. This is accompanied by an introduction of online application processes for Temporary…