Germany Rejects 75% of Greek Requests for Family Reunification

Germany Rejects 75% of Greek Requests for Family Reunification

In 2019, the German Federal Office for Asylum and Migration (BAMF) rejected three quarters of requests for family reunification under the Dublin III regulation from Greece. The high rejection rate draws criticism from NGOs and MPs who say the BAMF imposes exceedingly...
France: Systematic Immigration Detention further Undermines Rights

France: Systematic Immigration Detention further Undermines Rights

France continues to use immigration detention routinely and broadly, according to the annual report published by six civil society organisations present in the country’s detention centres. According to statistics published by the organisations, 43,609 people were...
SJME Denounces Discrimination in Spanish Migrant Detention System

SJME Denounces Discrimination in Spanish Migrant Detention System

In its annual report on migrant detention in 2018 entitled “Discriminación De Origen”, the Servicio Jesuita A Migrantes in Spain (SJME) denounces the discriminatory treatment of people because of their nationality and calls for abolishing migrant detention centres....