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April 2, 2018

Israel announces deal to resettle African migrants, then backtracks

Israel announced a deal with the U.N. on Monday to resettle African migrants in Western nations, but hours later put the agreement on hold.

March 1, 2018

Angela Merkel admits that 'no-go zones' exist in Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a major concession to the populist wave sweeping Europe this week when she admitted the existence of so-called “no-go zones” where police dare not enter.

March 1, 2018

European leaders, facing growing public unease, toughen up on immigration

As politicians in America and across the globe lined up last week up to condemn Trump’s reported remarks calling certain African nations “s---hole countries,” there was a somewhat muted response in Europe -- a sign of how the political winds of immigration are blowing on the continent.

February 20, 2018

Venezuela's migrant crisis could match scale of Syria's catastrophe, experts say

Venezuela’s ongoing economic and political turmoil has created a widespread dearth of food and basic medical supplies that has caused millions of people to flee the stagnating country and created a humanitarian crisis that some experts say could surpass that arising from war-torn Syria.

February 19, 2018

Hungary is last front against 'Islamization' of Europe, prime minister says

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban used his annual state of the nation speech to ramp up anti-immigration rhetoric Sunday, warning that pro-migration European governments have "opened the way to the decline of Christian culture and the advance of Islam."

February 13, 2018

German teen's murder sparks national discussion of migrant crime

Many Germans are concerned the huge wave of more than one million migrants who flooded the country since Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the country’s borders two years ago are making the country less safe.

January 22, 2018

German city bans new refugees amid anti-migrant mood

A German city that’s been a focal point of right-wing extremists has temporarily banned new refugees as a way to stem a rising tide of violent incidents

January 2, 2018

German conservatives call for age tests for underage migrants seeking asylum

Conservative party allies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel want minors seeking asylum to undergo medical age tests, but the German Medical Association says it could be a violation of ethics.

December 31, 2017

'Safe zone' for women aims to stop New Year's refugee sex attacks in Berlin

New Year's Eve celebrations in Berlin will see a "safe zone" for women for the first time in the city's history.

December 12, 2017

After pulling out of UN migration talks, US supports world body's refugee effort

The Trump administration, which pulled out of talks last week on a United Nations-sponsored Global Compact on Migration, is quietly staying the course on a proposed Global Compact on Refugees that aims to stem the worst crisis the world has seen since World War II.