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Monday, February 2, 2026

Migrants

UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, parliamentary watchdog says

The British government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is “fundamentally incompatible” with the U.K.’s human rights obligations, a parliamentary rights watchdog said Monday, as the contentious bill returned...

Migrants from Africa and Mideast who died in Bosnia get marble headstones and a...

In cities along a section of the Drina River, which forms a natural border between Bosnia and Serbia, there are simple, durable gravestones marking the final resting places of dozens of migrants who drowned...

Finland extends Russia border closure until April 14 saying Moscow hasn’t stopped sending migrants

Finland’s government said Thursday that it would extend the closure of its long border with Russia for another two months until April 14, because it sees no signs that Moscow was stopping its “hybrid...

Spain says over 1,000 migrants reached its Canary Islands in 3 days as more...

More than 1,000 migrants from sub-Saharan countries arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past three days, Spain’s marine rescue service said Monday. A body was found in one...

How does the right to asylum work in Spain?

The overcrowded and unsanitary conditions in which asylum seekers wait at the Barajas airport due to the exponential increase in requests registered in recent months show the difficulties in accessing the Spanish...

Germans turn out en masse to denounce AfD, far-right deportation plans

 Tens of thousands of Germans have been protesting in towns and cities across the country every day for the past week to denounce the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Saudi Premium Residency Center Launches Five New Products to Attract and Retain Talents, Investors...

- In line with the vision of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Board of...

The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement

 Daniel Bermudez’s family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the U.S. to seek asylum when the freight train they were riding through Mexico was stopped by immigration officials.

Italian Premier Meloni says curbing migrant arrivals from Africa is about investment, not charity

 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her European Union partners Thursday that curbing migration flows from African countries has less to do with offers of charity than strong partnerships coupled with strategic investments in...

Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S.

 Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling...