UK: More Deaths in Channel ― France Calls for EU-UK Migration Treaty ― Prime Minister Praises Italy’s Efforts in Reducing Irregular Migration ― NGOs Denounce Government Proposal to Involve them in Resettling Deportees ― Inquiry Chair Criticises Government for Failing to Agree on Recommendations Following Abuse at Removal Centre ― Home Office Scraps Plans to Use Former Military Base as Asylum Accommodation

UK: More Deaths in Channel ― France Calls for EU-UK Migration Treaty ― Prime Minister Praises Italy’s Efforts in Reducing Irregular Migration ― NGOs Denounce Government Proposal to Involve them in Resettling Deportees ― Inquiry Chair Criticises Government for Failing to Agree on Recommendations Following Abuse at Removal Centre ― Home Office Scraps Plans to Use Former Military Base as Asylum Accommodation

Twenty people have died in two separate incidents in the Channel in September. France’s interior minister has called for a for a migration treaty between the UK and the EU, while the UK has announced additional funding for border security. Prime Minister Keir Starmer...
UK: More Deaths in Channel ― France Calls for EU-UK Migration Treaty ― Prime Minister Praises Italy’s Efforts in Reducing Irregular Migration ― NGOs Denounce Government Proposal to Involve them in Resettling Deportees ― Inquiry Chair Criticises Government for Failing to Agree on Recommendations Following Abuse at Removal Centre ― Home Office Scraps Plans to Use Former Military Base as Asylum Accommodation

UK: New UK Prime Minister Scraps Controversial Rwanda Scheme ― More Migrant Deaths in Channel ― New Government Sets Out Plans for ‘UK Border Security Command’ ― Polling Indicates Support for ‘Safe and Legal Routes’ for Asylum Applicants ― Condemnation of Conditions in Europe’s Largest Detention Centre ― Renewed Concerns About Asylum Accommodation and Protest on the Bibby Stockholm Barge

The new prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has announced that the previous government’s scheme for sending people who arrive in the UK irregularly to Rwanda would be scrapped. Five people have died in two separate small boat incidents in the Channel in less than a...
GERMANY: High Court Finds AfD Party ‘Potentially Extremist’ ― NGOs Denounce ‘Discriminatory’ Debit Card Scheme for Asylum Seekers ― Ukrainian Refugees Urged to Join Workforce Amid Voluntary Return Plans

GERMANY: High Court Finds AfD Party ‘Potentially Extremist’ ― NGOs Denounce ‘Discriminatory’ Debit Card Scheme for Asylum Seekers ― Ukrainian Refugees Urged to Join Workforce Amid Voluntary Return Plans

Higher Administrative Court judges in Münster have upheld a lower court’s 2022 ruling that the AfD can be categorised as a potentially extremist organisation. A new system through which asylum seekers receive financial benefits via debit cards has been criticised by...
UK: More Deaths in Channel ― France Calls for EU-UK Migration Treaty ― Prime Minister Praises Italy’s Efforts in Reducing Irregular Migration ― NGOs Denounce Government Proposal to Involve them in Resettling Deportees ― Inquiry Chair Criticises Government for Failing to Agree on Recommendations Following Abuse at Removal Centre ― Home Office Scraps Plans to Use Former Military Base as Asylum Accommodation

UK: Rwanda Bill Finally Adopted Amid High-level Criticism ― Rwanda Scheme: Doubts About Civil Service Compliance And Concerns About Airline ‘Complicity’ in Human Rights Violations ― More Migrant Deaths in Channel ― NGO Predicts ‘Meltdown’ of Asylum System

The Rwanda Bill has finally been adopted but it has immediately drawn criticism from various high-level sources, including the Council of Europe and the United Nations. The civil service trade union has warned the government that it is considering a legal challenge if...
UK: Rwanda Bill Approaches Finishing Line as Implementation Obstacles Continue to Grow ― Government Looking to Negotiate Migration Deals with Other Countries ― NGOs Planning ‘People’s Inquiry’ to Campaign for Closure of Accommodation Barge ― Asylum Seekers Moved Off Largest Accommodation Site Due to Safety Risks ― Dozens of Home Office Staff Under Criminal Investigation

UK: Rwanda Bill Approaches Finishing Line as Implementation Obstacles Continue to Grow ― Government Looking to Negotiate Migration Deals with Other Countries ― NGOs Planning ‘People’s Inquiry’ to Campaign for Closure of Accommodation Barge ― Asylum Seekers Moved Off Largest Accommodation Site Due to Safety Risks ― Dozens of Home Office Staff Under Criminal Investigation

After another week of ‘parliamentary ping-pong’, the final vote on the Rwanda bill is expected to take place within days but issues relating to legal challenges, airlines and housing continue to jeopardise the eventual implementation of the scheme. Despite the ongoing...