Belfast protests flare for a second night as asylum seeker is charged over knife attack
Police fired water cannon to disperse the crowds after officers were attacked with bricks and petrol bombs.
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Conor McGregor urges military to clear asylum centres after Belfast knife attack
The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion is one of the most prominent anti-immigration voices in Ireland.
Horrific knife attack shocks Belfast
One voice is heard shouting “He’s trying to cut his head off!” while others urge intervention.
Dutch immigration service stops searching asylum seekers’ phones
The move has sparked alarm among security experts who warn of reduced visibility into potential risks entering the country.
Migrants involved in 45 per cent of European jihadi plots
The report, published by the Danube Institute, defines a migrant plotter as anyone born outside Europe who spent their childhood in a non-European country.
UK wins arbitration battle with Rwanda over scrapped asylum deal
Rwanda had sought approximately £100 million (€115.
Austrian court jails Syrian refugee for life over deadly Villach knife attack
After his arrest, the man had told police he regretted not reaching his goal of killing at least 10 people.
Dutch government backs EU plan for migrant return hubs outside the bloc
"We aren't making any announcements on that just yet, but we are certainly ambitious in that regard".
Residency permits for foreign women citing ‘gender violence’ soar 500 per cent in Spain
Authorisations climbed from 628 in 2017 to 3,758 in 2024, an increase of 498.4 per cent, the data showed.
Pork sausages on the menu as Ireland deports 24 men on first charter to Pakistan
Two of the deportees had been assessed as high risk, one because of previous offending and the other because of behaviour in prison.
Austria introduces quotas for refugee family reunification
Austria put in place quotas for refugee family reunification today, as part of changes to tighten migration policy as it implements the EU's new pact.
More escapes hit Paris’s Vincennes immigrant detention centre
Four immigrants escaped from the administrative detention centre in Paris’s 12th arrondissement.
Albania says it will not renew migration deal with Italy
The agreement allows Rome to process certain asylum claims in facilities on Albanian territory.
Greece warns of 550,000 migrants massing in Libya ahead of potential Mediterranean crossings
Greek migration minister Thanos Plevris has warned that approximately 550,000 migrants and refugees are currently waiting in Libya for an opportunity to cross the…
Pro-refugee NGOs urge EC to lift Austria’s ban on family reunification for asylum seekers
Several NGOs have filed a complaint with the European Commission against Austria’s 2025 decision to halt family reunification for asylum seekers.
City of Hamburg spent almost €600 million to house asylum seekers in hotels
The city administration of Hamburg has spent €593 million between 2022 and 2025 to pay for hotel rooms for asylum seekers.
Open-border legal activists instruct migrants to fabricate false gay asylum claims, BBC finds
A covert network of immigration advisers and law firms is reportedly charging migrants substantial fees to engineer asylum applications by falsely claiming persecution…
Thousands of German language classes abandoned: Migrants don’t want to become Austrian
Austria’s coalition government is debating the introduction of a law requiring asylum seekers and other refugees to fulfil “integration obligations” under…
Germany now rejects 95 per cent of new Syrian asylum seekers
Germany has significantly tightened its asylum policy towards Syrians, rejecting around 95 per cent of new applications as the country shifts from welcoming refugees…
Merz says 80 per cent of Syrians should return home in the next three years
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said the vast majority of Syrians who sought asylum in Germany during their country's civil war should now return home.
Iranian female footballers granted asylum in Australia, ditch headscarves
Five members of Iran's women's national football team have been granted humanitarian visas to remain in Australia after fleeing their squad during the Women's Asian…
Updated: Man who killed girl in metro train horror was in Germany via UN humanitarian programme, newspaper reports
A South Sudanese man who killed an 18-year-old woman by pulling her with him in front of an incoming subway train in Hamburg was flown in directly from Africa by…
EU migration law ‘could cost Ireland €1.5 billion’
Irish ministers were warned as early as late 2023 that the annual cost of accommodating asylum seekers could spiral to as much as €1.
Illegal migration to Europe halves in two years
Irregular border crossings into the European Union have plummeted by more than half over the past two years, according to the latest figures from Frontex, the EU's…
Portugal to pay €8.4 million to keep 420 asylum seekers out under EU migration pact
The Portuguese Government has agreed to make a financial contribution of €8.
Algerian President calls on nationals abroad in ‘precarious’ situations to return
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has issued an appeal to young Algerians living abroad in precarious and irregular circumstances, encouraging them to regularise…
Asylum-related immigration to Sweden at lowest in 40 years
Sweden's asylum-seeker numbers fell by approximately 30 per cent in 2025 compared to 2024, marking the lowest level of asylum-related immigration in 40 years.
150 African refugees fly into Germany from Kenya after pro-asylum NGO wins case
Around 150 African migrants have been transported from a refugee camp in Kenya to Germany.
Germany stops return of asylum seekers to Greece until June 2026
Germany will stop deporting asylum seekers to Greece until June 2026 when new European Union asylum rules enter into force.
Starmer and Frederiksen call for Europe-wide overhaul of asylum rules
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen have jointly called for a substantial tightening of Europe’s approach to irregular…