Spanish government sets year-end target for Ceuta crisis as EU debates border returns
Spanish ministers estimate 10,000 migrants remain in Ceuta six weeks after the July surge, as the European Parliament discusses border returns and regional governments resist relocation quotas.
Federal judge in Boston blocks Trump administration limits on student and journalist visas
US District Judge F. Dennis Saylor halted a Department of Homeland Security rule that would have capped student visas at four years and journalist visas at 240 days.
Naturalization wait times across Thuringia range from three months to two years
A survey across Thuringia reveals citizenship processing times between three months and two years, following a 39 percent increase in naturalizations after federal residency requirements were shortened.
Navarre takes first migrant minors from Ceuta as Spain begins mainland relocations
Navarre has begun receiving five unaccompanied Moroccan girls from Ceuta under a bilateral deal with Spain's youth ministry, 42 days after tens of thousands crossed into the North African enclave.
German asylum protection rate reaches 47.4% as first-time applications drop
Germany's adjusted asylum protection rate rose to 47.4% in the first half of 2026, up from 37.5% in 2025, while first-time asylum applications fell to just over 39,600.
Rescue operation saves 51 migrants and searches for 25 missing south of Gavdos
Greek authorities and Frontex launched a search and rescue operation 38 nautical miles south of Gavdos after a boat carrying 77 people overturned, rescuing 51 and searching for 25 missing.
Spain returns 21 migrants to Morocco after stone-throwing incident in Ceuta
Spanish authorities returned 21 migrants to Morocco after they threw stones at a military patrol on a Ceuta beach, as Madrid takes control of the enclave's port to install temporary shelters.
Overnight fires in Ceuta destroy over 40 migrant shacks and multiple vehicles
Emergency services in Ceuta extinguished a series of overnight fires that destroyed 42 informal migrant shacks at the Naves del Tarajal settlement and damaged vehicles across the city.
Pakistani youth cricketers mistaken for migrants at Portsmouth hotel as protests spur security reviews
A crowd gathered at a Portsmouth hotel after confusing a visiting Pakistani youth cricket squad with newly arrived migrants, following days of anti-immigration demonstrations and abuse against RNLI lifeboat crews.
Feijóo labels Ceuta crisis a hybrid attack and calls it the epitaph of Sánchez
Spanish opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo accused Morocco of carrying out a hybrid aggression in Ceuta and urged government allies to end Pedro Sánchez's administration early.
Spanish police report details Moroccan border permissiveness during July Ceuta influx
An internal document from Spain's CENIF border agency found reduced policing on the Moroccan border during the July 30 influx of tens of thousands into Ceuta, prompting official denials from Madrid.
Morocco denies involvement in Ceuta crossing of 70,000 migrants as Spain declassifies intelligence files
Morocco rejected allegations that its security forces allowed more than 70,000 migrants to cross into Ceuta in late July, responding to 40 declassified Spanish intelligence files detailing prior border warnings.
Survey finds 51% of Ukrainian refugees in Poland plan to return home after war
A Rating Group survey of 1,000 Ukrainian war refugees in Poland found that 51% intend to return home, with 71% naming security and stability as the deciding factor.
EU approves €114.7 million emergency aid package for Ceuta migration crisis
The European Commission has approved €114.7 million in emergency funding to help Spain manage border surveillance and migrant returns in Ceuta.
Finland completes 200-kilometer security fence along Russian border
Finland has completed a 200-kilometer, 4.5-meter-high security fence equipped with cameras and sensors along selected segments of its 1,340-kilometer eastern border with Russia.
Spain takes control of Ceuta port to erect migrant tent camp over local objections
Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente signed an order to assume control of the port of Ceuta and authorize a provisional tent camp for migrants, overriding opposition from the exclave's regional government.
Masked demonstrators block Dover port entrance in anti-migration protest
Hundreds of balaclava-clad demonstrators obstructed traffic into Britain's busiest ferry port for several hours on Saturday before Kent Police cleared the carriageway without making arrests.
Frontex deploys Spanish and Lithuanian patrol vessels to English Channel
European border agency Frontex is sending two Spanish ships and one Lithuanian vessel to assist French rescue operations following talks between Emmanuel Macron and Andy Burnham.
US resumes immigrant visa processing for Poland and Hungary while global freeze persists
The White House instructed consular posts in Warsaw and Budapest to restart immigrant visa proceedings, leaving a worldwide interview freeze in place for other nations.
Madrid urges central government to process 134 migrant minor files following 268 criminal complaints
Regional Minister Ana Dávila sent a formal demand to government delegate Francisco Martín regarding 134 conflictive minors who have accumulated 382 incidents and 268 police complaints.
Jordan Bardella and Nigel Farage sign Channel migrant pact as Reform UK faces donation scandal
Rassemblement National leader Jordan Bardella joined Reform UK in Birmingham on 4 September to sign a migrant return agreement, while two senior Reform officials resigned over an undercover funding investigation.
Guyana receives six Cuban and Afghan migrants deported from US under one-year agreement
A group of six Cuban and Afghan nationals arrived in Guyana on Saturday under a one-year migration cooperation agreement funded by the United States and operated by the International Organization for Migration.
Five EU nations agree framework to deport rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs by 2027
Ministers from Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Greece agreed in Copenhagen to conclude a deal with a non-EU partner by late 2026 and begin transfers by late 2027.
Spain overrides local port authority to build migrant camp for 1,000 people in Ceuta
The Spanish government has issued a decree to take control of 16,000 square metres in Ceuta's port to shelter over 1,000 migrants, overriding a local vote against the plan and drawing sharp criticism from the regional executive.
Over 80 feared dead as Spanish rescuers save 44 from migrant boat adrift off Canary Islands
Spanish maritime rescuers brought 44 survivors and five bodies ashore at Arguineguin after a wooden vessel from Gambia drifted for nearly a month, with survivors reporting more than 80 fellow passengers died during the crossing.
Moroccan teenager with diabetes dies at Ceuta migrant reception centre
A 17-year-old Moroccan migrant with type 1 diabetes died at the La Esperanza reception centre in Ceuta on Thursday, following suspected acute hypoglycaemia after skipping his evening meal.