Around 150 people boarded a boat in Gambia that was thought to have been headed for Europe. The boat capsized after traveling about 380 miles.
Tag: Middle East and Africa Migrant Crisis
Migration Fears Turn Europe’s Borderless Dreams Into Traffic Nightmares
Germany’s new government imposed border checks to demonstrate toughness on migration, though crossings started slowing years ago.
German Border Police Barred From Rejecting Asylum Seekers Arriving From E.U. Nations Without Review
A Berlin court ruled that officials must investigate the claims of those arriving from neighboring E.U. countries, dealing a blow to the government’s attempt to reduce land migration.
Italian Judges Block Meloni’s Plan to Hold Asylum Seekers in Albania
It was the third ruling against the policy of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government by a court, which ruled against the transfers pending a review next month by an E.U. court.
German Opposition Gambles With Far-Right on Immigration, and Loses
Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off.
Germany’s Likely Leader Flirts With a Taboo: Working With the Far Right
Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly with votes from the Alternative for Germany.
Syrian Refugees in Germany Are Glad They Can Visit Home. But Just Visit.
The more than one million Syrians who fled to Germany have celebrated the end of war in their homeland, but some fear it could mean losing their refugee status.
Europe Begins to Ask if Syrians Can Go Home After al-Assad’s Fall
Nearly a million Syrians in Germany alone have made new lives. But after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, some politicians across the continent have suggested that refugees could return home.
Dozens Feared Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Canary Islands
At least nine people are known to have died in a sinking off the Canary Islands and 48 more are missing, the latest disaster on the perilous Atlantic crossing from West Africa.
21 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Italy
Seven survivors were rescued from the boat that sank after leaving Libya. A crackdown by Italy has reduced migration, but not the high death rates that come with crossing the Mediterranean.