Anti-immigrant protests opposing foreign nationals living in South Africa illegally broke out

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Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Spain's Pedro Sánchez agreed to end the mutual border checks at airports and ports between Italy and Spain that were introduced after the Ceuta migrant crisis

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The Home Office said that Stanislav Carpiuc, convicted over arson attacks linked to Sir Keir Starmer, had been deported

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Javier Milei issued a necessity and urgency decree barring entry or threatening expulsion for foreigners who have spread messages of hate, or incited violence against the Argentine people or an Argentine citizen, motivated by their nationality

South Africa should deploy soldiers to protect migrants from mob violence

Anti-immigrant vigilante organisations should be banned

South Africa should prioritise faster asylum decisions over expanding immigration detention

Refugee migration is likely the type of migration most characterized by push factors from the country of origin

Migration from Mexico to the United States is driven by necessity, such as drug trafficking, rather than solely by the appeal of better conditions in the United States

The United States impacts the internal conditions in Mexico that drive people to migrate

Push factors for migration are most influential in areas experiencing high violence and possessing accessible escape routes

United States foreign policies cause financial instability and proxy conflicts that force people to leave their home countries

Migrating from Mexico to the United States is an expensive process

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Spain returned more than a dozen sub-Saharan African and Asian asylum seekers from Ceuta to Morocco, marking the enclave's first such deportation since July 2026

South Africa should restrict marches organised by groups linked to anti-migrant violence

Migrants in South Africa should retain access to public healthcare and education regardless of immigration status

South Africa's restrictive immigration policies have intensified hostility towards migrants

Countries should grant citizenship to everyone born there regardless of parents’ immigration status

Wealthy countries should compensate poorer countries for recruiting their trained healthcare workers

UNHCR should prioritise assistance to the most vulnerable refugees over maintaining its geographic reach

EU migration funding should depend on independently monitored human-rights safeguards