US State Department lays off more than 1,300 people
Diplomats called the cuts โnihilisticโ and illogical.
resettlement
German court deals blow to Merzโs migration crackdown
A Berlin court’s ruling poses a challenge to the German chancellor’s move to suspend a resettlement program for Afghans.
Germanyโs tough-on-migration turn leaves Afghans in perilous limbo
Germany, like the U.S., is closing its door to Afghans facing persecution by the Taliban.
Cyprus offers Syrians resettlement money to return home, migration minister says
Syrian nationals make up the largest group of asylum-seekers on the island.
British general named navy chief despite reported cover-ups of Afghan recordย
Gwyn Jenkins is alleged to have overseen the rejection of thousands of resettlement applications of former Afghan soldiers who might know something about potential war crimes by U.K. special forces.
Jordan and Egypt unite against Trumpโs vision for Gaza
The countriesโ leaders clarified their โshared positionโ that Palestinians should not be displaced from Gaza just a day after the king of Jordan met with Trump.
The Future of Temporary Protection in Tรผrkiye: Return of Syrians after the Fall of Assad
Dr. Ayลe Dicle
Ergin, Assistant
Professor, Bilkent University Faculty of Law
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Ridgwell, Voice of America news, via Wikimedia
Commons
As of today, the vast majority of
approximately 2.8
million Syrians in Tรผr…
Trump doubles down on kicking Palestinians out of Gaza
U.S. president claims no American soldiers will be needed for โone of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth.โ
Britainโs handover of the Chagos Islands is pleasing nobody
Labourโs decision to grant the geopolitical archipelago to Mauritius has sparked criticism from all sides.
A running list of Trumpโs planned executive orders, actions, proclamations and legislation
Donald Trump is promising a โgolden age of Americaโ in his second term, and heโs issuing a raft of executive orders to try and make it happen. The president signed a slew of orders and directives that aim to end birthright citizenship and crack down on illegal crossings at the southern border, increase domestic energy [โฆ]
Trump closes first day with an avalanche of executive orders
President Donald Trump bolted into his first day in office with an unprecedented show of executive force โ signing orders intended to end the right to citizenship by birth, force federal workers back to the office and grant Tik Tok a reprieve from a forced shutdown โ as he showcased his desire to circumvent Congress [โฆ]
How America Forgot About One of Trumpโs Most Brutal Policies
A new documentary from Errol Morris examines how Trumpโs family separation policy sparked widespread outrage โ and how the government eventually looked the other way.
Britain hands Chagos Islands, home of secretive US military base, over to Mauritius
Diego Garcia will remain under U.S.-U.K. jurisdiction for at least 99 years, but forcibly removed Chagossians will be helped to resettle.
A more humane approach to asylum is in Europeโs interest
In the coming years, thereโs a real opportunity for fresh thinking that both protects those seeking safety and benefits newcomers and EU citizens alike.
Greece denies report on migrant resettlement deal with the US
โThere is neither an agreement nor a request from the U.S. to resettle legal immigrants in Greece,โ said the Greek migration minister.
Europe is watching UKโs election battle over deporting migrants to Rwanda
EU governments used to castigate Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda scheme: not any more.
The new EU asylum laws, part 8: the โcrisisโ Regulation โ and conclusions
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway, University of LondonPhoto credit: Sam Zidovetski, via Wikimedia Commons(Last amended June 18 2024: amendments marked by asterisks)
Just before Christmas, the
European Parliament and the Council (the EU body…
The new EU asylum laws, part 6: the new Dublin rules on responsibility for asylum-seekers
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway, University of London
Photo credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia Commons(last updated 10 June 2024: changed text marked by an asterisk)Just before Christmas, the
European Parliament and the Council (the EU body consi…
The new Screening Regulation โ part 5 of the analysis of new EU asylum laws
Professor Steve
Peers, Royal Holloway University of London
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Commons(Amended on 14 May and 10 and 18 June 2024 – changed sentences marked with an asterisk)
Just before Christmas, the European
Parliament and…
Resistance is futile: the new Eurodac Regulation โ part 4 of the analysis of new EU asylum laws
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of LondonPhoto credit: Rachmaninoff, via Wikimedia CommonsAmendments to this blog post since its original publication are marked by asterisks.* Most recent amendment: June 18 2024. Just before…
Germany tops EU states for refugee resettlement pledges
Germany has pledged to resettle more UN-screened refugees than any other EU member state, with around 13,000 โ spread out over a two-year period.
Netanyahuโs coalition bickers over Gaza
The Israeli prime minister has been circumspect in outlining a postwar Gaza plan, partly because he fears disputes over the enclaveโs future governance could prove fatal for his coalition.
Israelโs president says expelling Palestinians not the plan
‘Iโm saying outright, officially and unequivocally, this is not the Israeli position,’ President Isaac Herzog said.
EU and UK slam Israeli ministersโ call for โvoluntary emigrationโ from Gaza Strip
Foreign policy reps in Brussels, London and Madrid hit out at Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
The New EU Asylum Laws, part 3: the Resettlement Regulation
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London*
Photo credit: Voice of
America, via Wikimedia
Commons *Sentences with an asterisk have been updated since the original post in light of later developments. Most recent update: 14 May …
The New EU Asylum Laws, part 2: the Reception Conditions Directive
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Rebecca
Harms, via Wikimedia Commons *sentences with an asterisk have been corrected or updated since the original publication of this post. Most recent update 14 May 2024.&nb…
The New EU Asylum Laws, part 1: the Qualification Regulation
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London*
Photo credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia
Commons
*sentences with an asterisk have been corrected or updated since the original publication of this post. Most recently updated 14 May 2024.&n…
Rishi Sunakโs nightmare before Christmas
Knives are out for UK prime minister as Tory party descends into Brexit-style warfare.
German conservatives break with Merkel on migration
Christian Democrats called for an overhaul of asylum rules to ‘regain control’ of migration.
UKโs botched Rwanda deportation plan comes with ยฃ290M price tag
Asylum plan getting Conservative MPs fired up is costing even more than previously disclosed.
Armenian PM hopes ethnic Armenians can remain in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijani official meanwhile says civilians will be allowed to travel safely to Armenia and fighters will get amnestyArmeniaโs prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has expressed hopes that ethnic Armenians can stay in Nagorno-Karabakh amid fears that Aze…
Tobias Ellwood quits as UK defense committee chair after Taliban video backlash
Key defense scrutiny role vacated after fellow members hit out at call to re-engage with Taliban.
The new EU Resettlement Framework: the Ugly Duckling of the EU asylum acquis?
Emiliya Bratanova van Harten,
PhD candidate, Lund University
Photo credit: Voice of America
Many may have been
surprised by the deal struck between the European Parliament and the Council of
the EU on key migration and asylum instruments on 15 Decemb…