Articles for Safe Countries

Court ruling is setback for Italy’s plan to send asylum seekers to Albania
1 month, 1 week ago

Court ruling is setback for Italy’s plan to send asylum seekers to Albania

Al Jazeera  

Under the deal, people from ‘safe’ countries are to be held in Albania while their claims for asylum are processed. Seven asylum seekers have been sent back to Italy from Albania after a court in Rome refused a formal request to detain them in the Balkan nation, a setback for a contentious programme championed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. …

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Italy Rejects Albanian Migrant Deal, Stalling Asylum-Seeker Exodus
2 months ago

Italy Rejects Albanian Migrant Deal, Stalling Asylum-Seeker Exodus

China Daily  

Italy's government has made a fresh legislative effort to get its migration pact with Albania into operation after a court ruling scuppered the move. The agreement, which would have seen Italian-built and funded detention camps put up in Albania, where asylum-seekers would be sent while their applications were processed, was scrapped by a court in Rome due to concerns about …

Braverman to ask whether UN Refugee Convention ‘is in need of reform’ on US trip
1 year, 2 months ago

Braverman to ask whether UN Refugee Convention ‘is in need of reform’ on US trip

The Independent  

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Germany will classify Georgia, Moldova as ‘safe countries,’ making rejecting asylum-seekers easier
1 year, 3 months ago

Germany will classify Georgia, Moldova as ‘safe countries,’ making rejecting asylum-seekers easier

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet on Wednesday classified Moldova and Georgia as so-called “safe countries of origin” meaning asylum seekers from there can be rejected and deported faster than in the past. Also, the designation as a safe countries of origin shortens legal deadlines, especially for appeals to overturn negative decisions on asylum requests. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser …

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Two asylum centers for refugees from safe countries plan to shut down
3 years, 2 months ago

Two asylum centers for refugees from safe countries plan to shut down

NL Times  

Ter Apel and Budel want to close asylum seeker reception centers for refugees from safe countries in an attempt to deter them from staying in the Netherlands, NOS reported. At the same time, asylum seeker reception seekers across the country have been struggling to accommodate refugees, chair of the Central Organ for Asylum Seeker Reception, Milo Schoenmaker told the AD. …

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France, UK to propose Kabul ‘safe zone’ to UN, Macron says
3 years, 3 months ago

France, UK to propose Kabul ‘safe zone’ to UN, Macron says

Al Jazeera  

Taliban has assured 100 countries departures will continue from Afghanistan even after US troop withdrawal. Macron, who said France had begun discussions with the Taliban to explore how further evacuations might proceed, said the resolution would be brought on Monday to an emergency UN Security Council meeting of veto-wielding members. “There are some discussions to see how flights could be …

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US says it is facing biggest migrant surges in 20 years
3 years, 9 months ago

US says it is facing biggest migrant surges in 20 years

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration official says US is expelling migrant families and single adults to keep country safe amid pandemic The United States is on pace to face more immigrants arriving at its southern border with Mexico than in 20 years, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday. “We are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than …

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Covid outbreak at ex-Army barracks housing asylum seekers
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid outbreak at ex-Army barracks housing asylum seekers

Daily Mail  

A coronavirus outbreak at an ex-Army barracks which is used to house asylum seekers has seen almost 200 migrants test positive for the disease so far this year. It came as Tory MPs called for all Channel migrants to face the same strict hotel quarantine rules as travellers arriving from 'red list' countries amid growing fears over rising Covid infection …

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Border Force detain 49 migrants in English Channel
3 years, 10 months ago

Border Force detain 49 migrants in English Channel

Daily Mail  

Border Force detained 49 migrants at Dover after they attempted to cross the English Channel in three boats on Saturday - taking the number of arrivals this year up to 285. Six men were initially caught making the crossing in a brand new grey, yellow and blue rigid hulled inflatable boat amid calm and mild conditions in the early hours …

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Exceptions to Dutch negative Covid test requirement for EU safe countries, young children, commuters
3 years, 11 months ago

Exceptions to Dutch negative Covid test requirement for EU safe countries, young children, commuters

NL Times  

In less than three days, the Dutch government will make it mandatory that only people with a negative PCR test result for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus will be allowed to travel to the Netherlands using most modes of transportation. Passengers connecting in the Netherlands to continue on to another country also need the negative test, however those passengers who are diverted …

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Measures to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries draw mixed reactions
4 years, 3 months ago

Measures to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries draw mixed reactions

Dutch News  

Plans to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries from coming to the Netherlands will only force them into the illegal circuit and could hurt people who really need asylum, critics have said. Junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol said on Monday she plans to set up two centres for no-hope asylum seekers, in Westerwolde and Cranendonck, which will offer pared down …

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Measures to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries draw mixed reactions
4 years, 3 months ago

Measures to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries draw mixed reactions

Dutch News  

Plans to discourage asylum seekers from safe countries from coming to the Netherlands will only force them into the illegal circuit and could hurt people who really need asylum, critics have said. Junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol said on Monday she plans to set up two centres for no-hope asylum seekers, in Westerwolde and Cranendonck, which will offer pared down …

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