New rule could be used to send asylum seekers to countries they have no ties to if they’re ‘deemed’ safe. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 10 Feb 202610 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share European Parliament passed new legislation letting member states deport migrants to designated “safe”…
Alex Kleidermanand Harry Sekulich MOHAMED EL-RAAI/AFP via Getty Images British-Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abd El Fattah has apologised for several of his old tweets that have resurfaced, as calls grow for him to be deported from the UK days after he arrived following his release from an Egyptian jail. Tory and Reform UK leaders say…
Athens, Greece – Greece has drawn criticism and concern from rights groups and a United Nations office after passing what it considers to be the European Union’s strictest refugee deportation policy earlier this month. The law was put to use on September 12, when three Turkish citizens were convicted of illegal residence and handed stiff…
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The Trump administration has told Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran man at the centre of a long-running immigration row, he could be deported to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini. In an email to his lawyers seen by the BBC’s US partner CBS, an immigration officer said they were changing last month’s decision to send…
Some African nations are striking deals to take in migrants deported from the United States. Others are refusing. The split shows how Trump’s policy is reshaping Washington’s ties with the continent – and raises the question of whether these agreements are made for financial gain or under pressure. Trump announced during his electoral campaign that…
Domingo Mendoza Méndez’s eyes fill with tears as he says he hasn’t seen his family since July 10, when he went to an appointment with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and was detained. “I’m in the process for a U visa and they detained me, but I don’t know why they’re detaining me. I’m…
Eswatini and South Sudan are just two on a list of many African countries America has asked to accept violent criminals. United States (US) President Donald Trump’s policy of deporting foreign nationals convicted of violent crimes has sparked a global uproar. It also highlights the stark power imbalance between the US and developing countries, and…
Accompanied by their newborn son, Michelet and his wife arrived at the St. Vincent de Paul Community Center in Springfield, Ohio, last week looking for help from the non-profit’s volunteers. They wanted to apply for a valuable document for the infant that for now seems out of reach for them as Haitian immigrants: a U.S….
Thousands are being forced to go back to Afghanistan as Tehran tightens controls on immigration. For decades, tens of thousands of Afghans – who have fled war and poverty and sought a better future – have crossed into neighbouring Iran. Tehran has largely been lenient towards members of this community. But in recent years, Iranians…
