The publication of year-end statistics on asylum and migration in 2022 is creating something of a panic – and like most migration panics it’s largely manufactured for political ends. Some key figures are higher than in 2020 and 2021. The headline is that there were...
The Irish government has been of the need for “urgent action” to tackle the accommodation crisis but the crisis escalated last week. Accommodation has been suspended for single adult asylum seekers and time limits on support and accommodation is under debate. In...
Facing an increase in arrivals and asylum applications compared to 2021, the EU and member states have gone into return and prevention mode. The European Commission estimates the number of asylum applications reached more than 900,000 in 2022 and the bloc saw 330,000...
By Katharine Woolrych (HIAS Europe) and Nataliia Krynytska (Right 2 Protection) Prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion last year, Right 2 Protection (R2P) was providing legal assistance to around 1,500 asylum seekers and refugees inside Ukraine annually. From 24...
A new investigation find that the Italian authorities illegally returned asylum seekers including minors to Greece and put them in secret jails. Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni to visit Tripoli as the so-called Libyan Coast Guard continues to intercept people on the...
