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# migration - This year 2022

Biden blames smuggling industry for migrants' deaths in Texas disaster

# SAN ANTONIO

Biden blames smuggling industry for migrants' deaths in Texas disaster

Jun 28th 2022, 5:39 PM 12,471 Views 23 Comments

US police are investigating the grim discovery of about 50 bodies in and around an abandoned truck.

UK judge allows government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

# Refugees

UK judge allows government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Jun 10th 2022, 9:05 PM 24,453 Views 57 Comments

Home Secretary Priti Patel said the government will now continue to deliver “on progressing our world-leading Migration Partnership”.

The Good Information Podcast: Migration - a contentious issue facing the EU and Ireland

# Tgip-podcast

The Good Information Podcast: Migration - a contentious issue facing the EU and Ireland

Jun 3rd 2022, 10:01 AM 4,559 Views 3 Comments

Are the EU’s policies towards migration helping those in need – or just the EU?

# Undocumented

Undocumented migrants need government schemes to gain access to services, says ESRI

May 24th 2022, 7:30 AM 10,064 Views 9 Comments

‘In cases where a migrant’s residence becomes undocumented, care should be taken to ensure they are not afraid to access basic services.’

# Undocumented

250 undocumented migrants approved so far to stay in Ireland under new scheme

Apr 4th 2022, 10:56 AM 20,960 Views 55 Comments

Around 5,000 applications have been made.

# migration - Last year 2021

Bodies of 28 migrants found on Libyan coast

# Migration

Bodies of 28 migrants found on Libyan coast

Dec 26th 2021, 6:00 PM 14,429 Views 4 Comments

Libya has become a key departure point for people from Africa and Asia attempting to migrate to Europe.

Pope calls Europe's neglect of migrants 'the shipwreck of civilisation' during Lesbos visit

# Greece

Pope calls Europe's neglect of migrants 'the shipwreck of civilisation' during Lesbos visit

Dec 5th 2021, 7:34 PM 16,083 Views 46 Comments

The pontiff said Europe was “torn by nationalist egoism”.

More than 100 migrants flown out of Belarus as standoff appears to de-escalate

# Migration

More than 100 migrants flown out of Belarus as standoff appears to de-escalate

Nov 23rd 2021, 12:26 PM 9,051 Views 8 Comments

118 migrants were flown out of Belarus yesterday, with another group due to leave today.

Belarus leader criticises EU for refusing to negotiate on migrant standoff

# Border

Belarus leader criticises EU for refusing to negotiate on migrant standoff

Nov 22nd 2021, 2:34 PM 6,794 Views 8 Comments

The EU has accused Lukashenko’s government of orchestrating the migration surge as a “hybrid attack”.

Dozens of migrants detained as EU readies Belarus sanctions

# Migration

Dozens of migrants detained as EU readies Belarus sanctions

Nov 14th 2021, 2:06 PM 16,386 Views 26 Comments

Aid agencies say at least 10 migrants have died so far and have warned of a humanitarian crisis unfolding.

Pope urges governments to cease returning migrants to detention centres in Libya

# Mediterranean

Pope urges governments to cease returning migrants to detention centres in Libya

Oct 24th 2021, 5:25 PM 10,990 Views 35 Comments

“So many of these men, women and children are subject to an inhumane violence,” the pope said.

Quiz: How much do you know about these well-known Irish migrants?

# The Good Information Project

Quiz: How much do you know about these well-known Irish migrants?

Oct 9th 2021, 10:00 PM 35,138 Views 13 Comments

The Good Information Project spent this month looking at migration.

'We are not meant to be doing this, we need to do this because people are crossing and dying'

# Migration

'We are not meant to be doing this, we need to do this because people are crossing and dying'

Oct 5th 2021, 8:00 PM 18,010 Views 7 Comments

Unless the EU changes its policy approach, migrants will continue “to die and end up in a watery grave in the Mediterranean”, charities have warned.

What has happened with migration between the UK and the EU since Brexit?

# Aftermath

What has happened with migration between the UK and the EU since Brexit?

Oct 3rd 2021, 9:00 PM 33,795 Views 12 Comments

“We just don’t know at the moment,” says one expert on emigration.

How Gardaí and the State have lessons to learn about how migrants are treated in Ireland

# GoodInformation

How Gardaí and the State have lessons to learn about how migrants are treated in Ireland

Oct 2nd 2021, 10:00 AM 11,391 Views 15 Comments

Ireland has a relatively high non-enforcement rate of deportation orders but campaigners say there are plenty of lessons to learn in terms of how migrants are treated by the State.

# Open Newsroom

Open Newsroom: How migration works in Ireland and across the EU

Sep 29th 2021, 10:27 AM 8,379 Views 1 Comment

The Good Information Project looks at how migration is changing across the EU and what that means for Ireland.

Life in Lesbos: 'I thought the fire would be a turning point, but it's got progressively worse'

# The Good Information Project

Life in Lesbos: 'I thought the fire would be a turning point, but it's got progressively worse'

Sep 26th 2021, 9:30 PM 15,345 Views 11 Comments

One year on from the blaze at the Moria refugee camp, asylum seekers are being placed in high-security camps.

Refreshed Turkey deal 'worked well' for EU, but was 'catastrophic' and 'atrocious' for migrants

# The Good Information Project

Refreshed Turkey deal 'worked well' for EU, but was 'catastrophic' and 'atrocious' for migrants

Sep 26th 2021, 7:30 AM 11,535 Views 5 Comments

Organisations working on behalf of migrants have said the EU’s new Migration Pact is still an example of ‘Fortress Europe’.

Brazilian migration into Ireland: 'There's a mutual compatibility with the Irish'

# Brazilians In Ireland

Brazilian migration into Ireland: 'There's a mutual compatibility with the Irish'

Sep 25th 2021, 8:00 PM 69,265 Views 31 Comments

What is it about Ireland that has attracted a big Brazilian population?

Ireland has now offered humanitarian access visas to 400 Afghans

# The Good Information Project

Ireland has now offered humanitarian access visas to 400 Afghans

Sep 25th 2021, 12:05 AM 20,904 Views 37 Comments

Women, human-rights activists, members of LGBTQI+ community and journalists are among those offered these places.

Fossil footprints suggest early humans walked in North America 23,000 years ago

# New Mexico

Fossil footprints suggest early humans walked in North America 23,000 years ago

Sep 24th 2021, 8:53 AM 16,567 Views 23 Comments

The findings may shed light on a mystery that has long intrigued scientists on when people first arrived in the Americas.

# Migration

Explainer: What are the current rules around migration in Europe?

Sep 21st 2021, 8:00 PM 13,561 Views 10 Comments

A unified migration and asylum plan for all EU member states has yet to be implemented.

Explainer: How does family reunification work in Ireland? And what are the problems with it?

# Migration

Explainer: How does family reunification work in Ireland? And what are the problems with it?

Sep 19th 2021, 7:00 PM 13,036 Views 1 Comment

The rules have been brought into sharp focus since the wave of migration from Afghanistan began last month.

Climate change: number of people displaced by extreme weather events likely 'underestimated'

# The Good Information Project

Climate change: number of people displaced by extreme weather events likely 'underestimated'

Sep 18th 2021, 6:30 PM 8,935 Views 5 Comments

Some 859,000 Europeans will be displaced by climate change per year, according to recent estimates.

# Migration

'A question of trust': What exactly is the EU's proposed pact on migration?

Sep 16th 2021, 6:30 AM 7,467 Views 8 Comments

The pact has yet to be adopted and there is currently no unified migration and asylum plan for all member states.

Open Thread: Tell us about your experience of migration

# GoodInformation

Open Thread: Tell us about your experience of migration

Updated Sep 14th 2021, 10:14 AM 15,465 Views 28 Comments

The Good Information Project wants to hear your experience of migration, living abroad for work or study – or coming to Ireland to build a new life.

Irish MEPs criticise Poland for pushing migrants back at new border wall with Belarus

# TGIP

Irish MEPs criticise Poland for pushing migrants back at new border wall with Belarus

Sep 9th 2021, 12:05 AM 28,000 Views 54 Comments

Gráinne Ní Aodha asked all 13 Irish MEPs for their thoughts on the EU's response to the border wall in Poland.
One Irish MEP said that what Poland was doing was "no better than what Trump was trying to do along the US-Mexico border", and that the EU should condemn it.
This month, The Good Information Project will focus on migration and the EU.