Refugees and migration news covering asylum policy, displacement crises, border issues, resettlement, and global migration trends.
This commentary examines the decline in small boat arrivals to the UK and Europe, noting a 42% drop in UK crossings. It argues that while EU partnerships in North Africa may be a factor, these come with deadly costs, and experts caution that no single policy explains the trend.
Hundreds of Rohingya are feared drowned at sea. The Rohingya are a persecuted minority from Myanmar.
Authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa demolished about 200 houses in the Afghan settlement of Mattani, known as 'Mini Kabul', as part of a crackdown on undocumented Afghans. The interior ministry ordered nationwide arrests of Afghan citizens without visas starting July 10. About 2.3 million Afghans have been repatriated since the drive began in 2023.
Earthquakes in Venezuela are forcing migrants who had previously left the country to return, marking a grim homecoming. The return migration reverses years of emigration driven by economic and political crises.
Haitians in Philadelphia are bracing for possible deportations after a Supreme Court ruling allows President Trump to end TPS for 350,000 Haitians. Reverend Frantz Ulysse led prayers at First Haitian Church of God of Prophecy as fear grips the 11,000-strong community, with some afraid to leave their homes.
This commentary argues that the Netflix film '23,000 Lives' dramatizes the real-life story of Jugend Rettet, a German NGO that rescued over 23,000 migrants in the Mediterranean. It contends that the group's humanitarian work became a political target, highlighting the legal and political battles faced by civilian search-and-rescue operations.