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Starting in 2015, Europe struggled on a large scale to cope with its biggest influx of refugees since the second world war. Hundreds of thousands fled and have been fleeing from the war-torn Middle East and beyond. Many have resorted to risky boat voyages to reach Europe, and thousands have perished in the process.
The British PM is trying to circumvent a court finding that sending asylum seekers to Rwanda would have them face a real risk of persecution.
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- The abandoned office building, which was France’s biggest squat, had been home to up to 450 migrants, most of them documented but awaiting social housing
- Charities have accused the authorities of seeking to clear homeless people from the French capital to make it look better for the Games from July 26 to August 11
Under the policy, asylum seekers who arrive illegally in Britain will be sent to the East African nation, in a bid to deter cross-channel crossings.
The pact will harden tighten border procedures and force all the nations in the bloc to share responsibility for migrants.
The United Nations migration agency says 38 migrants are dead, and 22 others have been rescued from a shipwreck off Djibouti on a popular route to Yemen.
Under Rwanda plan, asylum seekers who arrive on England’s coast would be sent to Rwanda. Legislation will return to parliament’s upper chamber for votes on Wednesday.
Local officials said that the boat, filled with migrants, begun sinking overnight and on Friday many ambulances were standing by at the port of Kabatepe near Gokceada.
Under a five-year agreement announced in November, Albania will shelter up to 36,000 migrants a year as Rome fast-tracks their asylum requests.
Lawmaker Simon Clarke warns of a ‘massacre’ in the coming election if there is no leadership change, as the Tories trail Labour in opinion polls.
The prime minister quelled party rebels to avoid a serious blow to his authority, but the bill faces further hurdles in parliament before it becomes law.
Two of his party’s deputy chairmen are quitting their posts amid calls for the prime minister to toughen the scheme to send migrants on a one-way trip to the African nation.
The group were trying to reach a vessel off a French town when their small boat encountered difficulties.
The reform includes speedier vetting of irregular arrivals, creating border detention centres, accelerated deportation for rejected applicants and a mechanism to take pressure off countries experiencing big inflows.
High waves swamped the vessel, which had over 80 people aboard, as it made its risky sea voyage towards Europe.
The British prime minister has pinned his reputation on a scheme to send asylum seekers to the African nation.
Robert Jenrick’s bombshell resignation over legislation regarding sending migrants to the African nation puts further pressure on British PM Rishi Sunak.
The new treaty will include an agreement that Rwanda would not expel asylum seekers to a country where their life or freedom would be threatened – a major concern by the UK Supreme Court, which last month ruled the agreement illegal.
The UK has sought an alternative after courts ruled Rwanda could not be a safe third country and migrants going there are at risk of being sent back to home nations.
The Nordic country is facing an influx of asylum seekers from third countries, in what it says is a hybrid attack orchestrated by Moscow.
Despite the British leader’s vow to reduce arrivals, official figures showed net migration last year hit new levels.
Geert Wilders and his far-right Freedom Party have pulled off an extraordinary political bombshell, a shock result that will resound across Europe.
The new treaty, which would take at least three weeks to be approved by UK lawmakers, follows a Supreme Court ruling that the current deal between the countries should not go ahead.
The prime minister is attempting to resurrect a scheme to send asylum seekers to the East African country, a centrepiece of his government’s immigration plan.
The move is part of a strategy used by far-right politicians in Europe to help bolster their anti-migration agenda while rebutting suggestions they are racist.
A scathing letter to the prime minister could mark the start of Braverman’s campaign to release him if the Conservatives lose the next election.
Moscow is allowing them to continue their journeys despite their lack of documentation, said a Finnish minister, who also said a border closure is possible.
Among those killed was a 6-year-old child, and the people on board were Syrian and Turkish citizens, police said.
Six migrants – four Vietnamese and two Iraqis – hid for hours in the truck, believing it was on its way to the UK or Ireland. They panicked when they realised the vehicle was going in the wrong direction.
Meloni’s post-fascist Brothers of Italy party was elected on a promise to reduce mass immigration, but the number of people arriving on boats from North Africa has surged.
