Right of asylum ⁄ Open Migration

Migrants in the UK Face a Perilous Future

January 15, 2024 - Marianna Karakoulaki

Stopping migration is one of the five main points of the British Prime Minister's program. After the rejection of the first agreement with Rwanda to send asylum seekers to this country, a new pact has been signed. There is discontent within the conservatives; between the most extreme faction who thinks that this agreement is not enough, and the centrists, who are convinced that it violates international law. Marianne Karakoulaki writes for us about what's happening across the Channel

Undocumented yet overqualified. European prejudice excludes migrants

August 17, 2023 - Oiza Q. Obasuyi

One of the most widespread stereotypes concerns the 'irregular-unskilled' binomial attributed to undocumented migrant workers. In a new study published by researchers at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, it is explained that this binomial, besides being false, is however a consequence of the lack of regularisation paths. Oiza Q. Obasuyi tells us about it.

Significant win for humanitarian visa hopefuls as Italian court rules a power of attorney taken online valid

July 14, 2023 - Fabi Fugazza and Vittoria Garosci

A Rome court has ordered the Italian state to issue humanitarian visas to an Afghan family, importantly dismissing the State’s arguments that online visa applications and power of attorney being taken remotely should invalidate the family’s request.

Anti-migrant policies increase irregular migration

May 15, 2023 - Oiza Q. Obasuyi

Do migration policies work? This is the question Sinem Yilmaz and Giacomo Solano - researchers from the Migration Policy Group - addressed by analysing the approaches EU states adopt to manage migration flows, ranging from restrictions to selectivity. Article written by Oiza Q. Obasuyi.

Undocumented and vulnerable: the reality of migrant women in Europe

March 29, 2023 - Oiza Q. Obasuyi

Undocumented migrant women are one of the most vulnerable groups in Europe in every socio-economic group and labour sector. Using Malta, Ireland, and Poland as case studies, Frohar Poya, a researcher and outreach lead at the European Network of Migrant Women, describes the impact that the post-COVID-19 period has had on migrant women workers. In this article, Oiza Q. Obasuyi delves into the research conducted by Ms Poya.

What is the new immigration decree of the Meloni government about?

March 20, 2023 - Claudia Torrisi

Harsher penalties for boat drivers transporting migrants, a crackdown on special protection, new CPR (Detention Centre for Repatriation) openings, but also new rules for work permits and the announcement of a new Flow Decree. Together with Claudia Torrisi, we analysed the new decree on immigration that the government issued after the Cutro massacre.

European and Italian responsibilities in the Cutro massacre

March 14, 2023 - Oiza Q. Obasuyi

As the number of victims of the Cutro shipwreck continues to rise, Frontex and the Coast Guard increase the blame-shifting. The government still places the blame solely on the boat drivers, but investigations reveal a more complex and broader picture in which the responsibilities for the failure to rescue multiply. All this needs to be seen in an even larger context in which EU countries continue to adopt securitarian and restrictive policies on the right to freedom of movement. Oiza Q. Obasuyi discussed this issue with us.

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