Asylum seekers

World

ASYLUM SEEKERS

European countries resume deportation flights to Afghanistan

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/20

11 rejected asylum seekers from Austria and Bulgaria arrived in Kabul early on Wednesday. Another group was supposed to be deported from Sweden on the same flight.

20 September 2020, Berlin: People march with placards during a demonstration held in favour of relocating asylum seekers to Germany from shelters on the Greek islands. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa.

World

MIGRATION

EU agency reports 31% fall in asylum applications in 2020

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/15/20

Syrian, Afghans, Venezuelans and Colombians continue to lodge the most applications.

European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life Margaritas Schinas (C) and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson (R) attend a press conference on a New Pact for Migration and Asylum at the European Commission. Photo: Lukasz Kobus/European Commission/dpa.

World

MIGRATION & ASYLUM PLAN

EU: "If you don't have the right to stay, you will be returned"

The Nomad Today 9/24/20

The European Union (EU) puts more and faster deportations at the center of its new migration and asylum plan.

20 September 2020, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: People from various organisations, including Seebruecke Frankfurt and Migrantifa Hessen, march with placards during a demonstration against German and European migration policy. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa.

World

EXPLOSIVE DEBATE

EU executive to propose overhaul of migration and asylum system

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/23/20

Under current EU rules, the country where people first generally arrive has to process their asylum claims; this means countries with external borders carry a disproportionate burden.

11 September 2020, Greece, Moria: Migrants take part in a protest to call for their resettlement after the massive fire that burnt out the refugee camp of Moria which almost destroyed it, leaving more than 12,000 migrants homeless. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa.

Finland

FINLAND

Draft budget 2021: more refugees, fight against human trafficking

The Nomad Today 9/16/20

The number of quota refugees to be received by Finland will be raised by 200 to 1,050 .

World

AFGHAN NATIONALS

Greek police arrest five asylum seekers for setting fire to Moria camp

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/16/20

According to police sources, the five are Afghan nationals whose asylum applications were rejected. On Tuesday evening, another fire broke out near the refugee camp on the Greek island of…

11 September 2020, Greece, Moria: A boy sits in front of policemen as migrants take part in a protest to call for their resettlement after the massive fire that burnt out the refugee camp of Moria which almost destroyed it, leaving more than 12,000 migrants homeless. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa

Finland

SOLIDARITY

Finland sends tents, sleeping pads, blankets, soap to Greek Moria camp

The Nomad Today 9/16/20

Greece has requested international assistance from the EU

10 September 2020, Greece, Moria: Migrants queue to get food, near the burnt-out Moria refugee camp that was almost completely destroyed in a fire the broke out overnight on Wednesday. More than 12,000 migrants, who lost what homes they had in the blaze that might have been intentionally set, had to spend the night on the streets. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa

Finland

REFUGEES

Finland to take 11 underage asylum seekers from Greece’s Moria camp

The Nomad Today 9/11/20

Greece has transferred more than 400 unaccompanied minor asylum seekers from the island of Lesbos to the mainland.

09 September 2020, Greece, Lesbos: Smoke rises in Moria refugee camp on the north-eastern Aegean island of Lesbos. A huge fire has almost completely destroyed the camp, home to thousands of migrants living in already dire conditions, dialing up the pressure on European countries to respond to the crisis. Photo: Arne Büttner/dpa.

World

ASYLUM SEEKERS

Huge fire destroys Europe's largest refugee camp

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

Located in the island of Lesbos, Moria is infamously overcrowded. Thousands of people lived there in woeful conditions, sometimes in huts or under plastic sheeting. Norway's government has…

The Minister of the Interior, Maria Ohisalo. Photo: Aaro Taina/Vnk.

Finland

AMENDMENT TO ALIENS ACT

Removing barriers to family reunification

The Nomad Today 7/15/20

Parliament requires that the Government prepare legislative amendments to ensure that the requirement for sufficient financial resources is not applied in the processing of family reunification…

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Finland

FIRST GROUP ARRIVES NEXT WEEK

Finland will receive €12 million in EU funds to host new refugees

The Nomad Today 6/30/20

The EU funds will cover the reception costs related to accommodation, immediate living costs and services.

Police officers stand near a floral tribute at the crime scene on West George Street, where a man was shot Yesterday by an armed officers after another police officer was injured during an attack on Friday. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/dpa

World

Police name Glasgow stabbing attacker shot by officers

The Nomad Today 6/28/20

Six men, including three asylum seekers and a police officer, between ages 17 and 53 were injured by the attacker, a 28-year-old man from Sudan.

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Finland

Asylum seekers’ right to work extended for seasonal labour

The Nomad Today 6/26/20

The legislative amendment will abolish the waiting periods for asylum seekers for taking up employment.

Finland

ASYLUM SEEKERS

Finland to close 7 reception centers by the end of the year

The Nomad Today 6/24/20

Migri says the sharp decline in the arrival of asylum seekers left an "unsustainable" amount of unused beds in public founded facilities.

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Finland

ASYLUM SEEKERS

Authorities postponed the arrival of 25 refugee minors until July

The Nomad Today 6/22/20

The majority of the minors in the refugee camps on the Greek islands are male and over 14 years of age.

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World

More than 1,000 people returned voluntarily to Syria from Germany

The Nomad Today 6/14/20

Because of the "persistently difficult security situation," voluntary return to Syria is not currently being promoted, according to government information.