Immigration

German authorities had deported asylum seekers back to Ethiopia in 2020, despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and the conflict in Tigray. The opposition politicians and the human rights groups all condemned the inhumane move. In December 2020, asylum seekers were forced on a flight back to Ethiopia by German police officers to escort them. According to … [Read more...] about German Government Continues to Deport Ethiopian Asylum Seekers Despite Pandemic and Tigray Crisis

A center for asylum seekers and immigrants in Cologne, Germany, is now under total lockdown after more than a third of its residents tested positive for coronavirus. There are now renewed concerns that asylum seekers in Germany's communal reception facilities remain at high risk from COVID-19. Police in Cologne, Germany, immediately sealed off the center in the inner Cologne … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Lockdown in Germany Hits Asylum Seekers Hard

The Danish parliament has voted to start an impeachment trial against the former immigration minister Inger Stojberg. Stojberg would go on trial over her policy of separating asylum-seeking couples if one of them was under 18, which is considered a minor. From June 2015 to 2019, Inger Stojberg served as the migration minister in the Danish government. Her policies towards … [Read more...] about Former Danish Immigration Minister, Inger Stojberg, to be Impeached

On February 7, a British scheme to offer million of citizens from Hong Kong a new life in the United Kingdom take surface. From that day on, anyone with a British National Overseas or BNO passport and their dependents are eligible to apply online for a visa that will allow them to live and work in the UK. After staying for five years in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong citizens … [Read more...] about UK Program Makes it Easier for Hong Kong Citizens to Get Immigration Visas

A Neo-Nazi from Germany was sentenced this week to life in prison for killing Walter Lubcke, a local politician whose support for refugees had made him a target among the right-wing extremist in the country. The court verdict has finally closed a disturbing and painful chapter in Germany's debate on migration. However, there is a very long history of xenophobia and racism in … [Read more...] about Germany’s Pro-Refugee Politician Murdered by a Neo Nazi, Murderer Convicted