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24 June 2022, Spain, Melilla: A group of migrants make their way to the Temporary Immigration Center (CETI) as they celebrate crossing the Melilla fence. Photo: Antonio Ruiz/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Moving to Spain

IMMIGRATION CRISIS

Rights group: Morocco used force against migrants storming Melilla

The Nomad Today 6/26/22

The independent Moroccan Association of Human Rights, known by the French acronym AMDH, believes the final death toll is higher than reported

HANDOUT - 04 July 2021, Italy, ---: Migrants sit in a small boat and a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea. The Ocean Viking rescue vessel has pulled 67 people from the central Mediterranean Sea, SOS Mediterranee the private organization that runs the vessel, said on Sunday. Photo: Flavio Gasperini/SOS Mediterranee/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Spain

IMMIGRATION CRISIS

More than 100 immigrants arrive on Mallorca and Formentera islands

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/9/22

The majority are young men, mainly from North African countries, police said

19 May 2021, Spain, Ceuta: Agents watch from the fence that separates Ceuta from Morocco the arrival of migrants. Photo: Antonio Sempere/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Moving to Spain

IMMIGRATION

Spain and Morocco agree on joint migration deterrence effort

The Nomad Today 5/9/22

The new contact between representatives of both countries became possible after Spain gave in on a decades-long dispute over the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara

Spain

MIGRATION

Over 1,100 killed on migrant routes from Africa to the Canary Islands last year

The Nomad Today 4/30/22

Countless people are likely to have already died fleeing their countries towards the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, the UNHCR reported

19 March 2022, United Kingdom, Blackpool: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks during the Conservative Party Spring Forum at Winter Gardens. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire/dpa.

World

IMMIGRATION

UK government: Other countries to follow Rwanda migrants plan

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/22

British Home Secretary Priti Patel said Denmark was in talks with Rwanda as well

14 April 2022, United Kingdom, Kent: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dover member of parliament Natalie Elphicke and John Craig, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff to the Commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group at Royal Navy, stand overlooking the channel in Dover. Photo: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire/dpa.

World

IMMIGRATION

UN: Britain's Rwanda migration policy breaches international law

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/15/22

The government announced this week it plans to provide failed asylum seekers, including those crossing the Channel in small boats, with a one-way ticket to Rwanda, where they will have the right to…

Spain

BORDER ASSAULT

Over 800 migrants force way into Spanish North African territory

The Nomad Today 3/3/22

A total of about 3,700 people had tried to climb over the 6-metre-high border fences from Morocco, the government in Madrid announced

FILED - 20 August 2021, Brandenburg, Doberlug-Kirchhain: Local forces from Afghanistan walk to their accommodation on the grounds of the DRK Refugee Aid at the Initial Reception Centre in the early morning. About 71,400 applications for asylum were lodged in the European Union and associated countries in November, up by 9 per cent from October and the second-highest level since the refugee crisis of 2016, an EU authority said on Friday. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

World

ASYLUM

EU sees surge of asylum seekers from Afghanistan

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/28/22

Substantial increases also occurred for Iraqis, Venezuelans, Pakistanis and Colombians

Spain

IMMIGRATION

Two dead, 40 missing after boat sinks between Morocco and Canaries

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/17/22

The Alarm Phone aid project tweeted that the rescue operation by the Moroccan authorities had been long delayed and was launched 11 hours after the first emergency signal

Spain

IMMIGRATION

Aid organization records over 4,400 deaths on Spain migrant route

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/4/22

Some 4,016 people died attempting while attempting to travel from West Africa to the Canary Islands alone

Gendarmes outside a warehouse in the Port of Calais, France, where it is believed the bodies of migrants are being transported after recovery from a boat which capsized off the French coast with the loss of 31 lives on Wednesday. An emergency search was sparked when a fishing boat sounded the alarm after spotting several people in the sea off the coast of France. Authorities found 31 bodies and two survivors while one person was missing. Picture date: Wednesday November 24, 2021. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/dpa.

World

IMMIGRATION

27 migrants drown in English Channel boat tragedy

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/21

French President Emmanuel Macron called for a crisis meeting at the European level, saying France would not allow the English Channel to become a graveyard

Spain

FRAUD

Man in Valencia charged €600 to immigrants for municipal registration

The Nomad Today 11/22/21

He kept them registered in his flats for three years, the time necessary to apply for a residence permit based on roots

18 November 2021, Belarus, Bruzgi: Migrants camp near the border with Poland. Around 900 migrants on the border with Poland have spent the night from Wednesday to Thursday outdoors for the 11th consecutive day despite the low temperatures. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa.

World

IMMIGRATION CRISIS

Migrant tent camp at Belarusian-Polish border cleared

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/19/21

After a first case of Covid-19 was reported at the emergency shelter the day before, a vaccination centre is to start operating there on Friday

18 November 2021, Belarus, Brusgi: Migrants are in the emergency shelter at the warehouse of a logistics centre near the border with Poland. Photo: Ulf Mauder/dpa.

World

IMMIGRATION CRISIS

Polish PM: 'Millions' of migrants to arrive in Europe if controls lax

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/18/21

"If we don't decisively protect and defend our borders in Europe, hundreds of millions from Africa or the Middle East will try to come to Europe," he said.