asylum claims

Single women risk rape and exploitation in search for better life in Europe
December 6, 2025
Esther was sleeping on the streets of Lagos when a woman approached her with the promise of a route out of Nigeria to a job and a home in...
Greek island sees surge in migrant boat arrivals despite harsher detention policy
August 18, 2025
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say more than 120 migrants were intercepted off the island of Crete early Monday, the latest in a series of arrivals despite...
Greek parliament passes suspension of asylum claims despite international criticism
July 11, 2025
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s parliament approved a three-month suspension of asylum claims for migrants arriving from Libya on Friday, despite strong criticism from the United Nations refugee agency...
Italy defends plan to process asylum-seekers in Albania at EU’s top court
February 25, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Italian government told judges at the European Union’s highest court on Tuesday that its transfers of migrants to asylum processing centers in Albania...