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UK to Expand Pre-Appeal Deportations Using Blair-Era Powers

Ministers cast the strategy as essential to reducing a record appeals backlog.

European Parliament Panel Backs Tougher Migration Plan With Offshore ‘Return Hubs’

Italy Approves Draft Law to Authorize Naval Blockade and Tougher Migration Controls

UK and Denmark Lead Push to Recast Europe’s Rights Convention on Migration at Strasbourg Talks

Germany’s Asylum Applications Halve in 2025 as October Filings Drop 55%

EU Delays First Migration Solidarity List as Ministers Split on Relocations

Starmer Poised to Advance Digital ID Plan With Conference Announcement Reported

UK Reassesses MoD Sites for Asylum Housing as Councils Push Back

Orbán Seeks EU Funding for Hungary’s Border Protection

August Channel Crossings Ease, But 2025 Remains Busiest Year to Date

EU Court Rejects Italy’s Albania Offshore Asylum Plan

UK Imposes First-Ever Sanctions on Migrant Smuggling Networks

UK Launches Intelligence-Led Crackdown on Illegal Gig Work by Asylum Seekers

Labour Explores Deporting Failed Asylum Seekers to Balkan Detention Centres

Unauthorized Entries to Germany Drop by Over a Third in 2024

Illegal Border Crossings to Bavaria Drop by Nearly Half in 2024

Germany Sees 30% Drop in Asylum Applications in 2024

UK Government Faces Pressure Over Small Boat Crossings in English Channel

EU Threatens Retaliation Over Hungary's Migrant Convoy Plan