President Donald Trump has said he will not allow the US to become a “migrant camp”, as he stood by his administration’s immigration crackdown. “The United States will not be a migrant camp,” he said at the White House. “And it will not be a refugee-holding facility – it won’t be.” Photos over the weekend …
Switzerland says no to relocation of migrants from Italy and Greece
Switzerland has rejected a second asylum seeker relocation programme proposed by the European Union to relieve the burden on frontier countries like Italy and Greece. According to the SonntagsBlick paper, a spokesperson from the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has confirmed that currently Switzerland has no plans to renew its commitment to accept asylum seekers from southern …
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In Denmark, harsh new laws for immigrant ‘Ghettos’
Starting at the age of 1, “ghetto children” must be separated from their families for at least 25 hours a week, not including nap time, for mandatory instruction in “Danish values,” including the traditions of Christmas and Easter, and Danish language. Noncompliance could result in a stoppage of welfare payments. Other Danish citizens are free …
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Home Office accused of using children of immigrants as a ‘cash cow’ with extortionate citizenship fees
The Home Office has been accused of using UK-born children of immigrants as “cash cows” by charging extortionate sums for them to obtain citizenship. Youngsters who were born in Britain or came here as babies are being prevented from going on school trips and attending college because their parents cannot afford to pay fees of more than …
Over 200 migrants drown in Mediterranean
A total of 204 migrants died at sea off Libya between 29 June and July 1 while the total number of migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year has crossed over 1,000, according to the UN migration agency, IOM, on July 1. “From Friday to Sunday, close to 1,000 migrants were …
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6 children among 9 people wounded in knife attack at Idaho apartments that house refugees
A knife-wielding attacker stormed into a 3-year-old’s birthday party and slashed nine people at an Idaho apartment complex that provides housing to refugees, Boise police said Sunday. Six of the victims were ages 3-12, and the others were adults, Police Chief William Bones said. Four of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, he said, and some injuries will …
In Austria, migrant trainees face explusion as attitudes harden
In a small town in northern Austria, Sylvia Hochstoeger never imagined she would become the figurehead for a protest movement. But it was the threat of expulsion hanging over Shafi, an Afghan apprentice training at her business, which forced her to fight against an “absurd” situation. “They tell you that integration is the most important …
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Hundreds of Roma forcibly evicted from camp in Rome
Despite a decision by the European Court of Human Rights to halt the evacuation of a Roma camp in northern Rome, Italian police and municipal authorities evicted its roughly 300 residents on July 26. The operation at Camping River started in the early morning and deployed a large police contingent, continuing throughout the day. By early afternoon, …
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Former ICE lawyer switches sides: I want to protect immigrant children, not prosecute them
Government policy states that minors must appear in immigration court for their scheduled removal hearings. If the asylum case is denied, the minor ends up back in immigration court for an asylum hearing before an immigration judge. However, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has stripped immigration judges of the authority to administratively close cases, and gutted well-established asylum case law. So that …
Germany: Homeless men set on fire at Berlin train station
Two homeless men in Berlin suffered serious injuries after an unknown perpetrator doused them in a liquid and set them on fire. Witnesses reportedly put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher from a nearby snack shop. Police are looking for clues after two homeless men were set on fire at the Schöneweide suburban train …
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