With Italy’s support, the Libyan coastguard has intercepted over 108,000 people crossing the Mediterranean Sea. In this Twitter Space, we discuss the criminalization of rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean, with Sean Binder, ​​Nicola Canestrini, Katherine Schmidt, Eva Cossé, and Birgit Schwarz.

As leaders meet in LA, HRW releases a new report on how US policies like Title 42 are driving abuses against asylum seekers in Mexico. Experts will discuss the report and what they expect to come out of the summit.

French Authorities Should Provide More Assistance

Asylum seekers sent to Mexico by the administration of former US president Donald Trump have suffered violence and extortion by Mexican police, immigration agents, and criminal groups. Since January 2019, the United States has effectively closed its southern border to asylum seekers, leaving many to face abuses in Mexico. The Trump administration, under its Remain in Mexico program, sent more than 71,000 asylum seekers to Mexico to await asylum hearings. Additionally, since March 2020, the US has expelled more than 400,000 migrants, many to Mexico, including asylum seekers who were denied the chance to make their claims, under travel restrictions purportedly to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

A group of refugees in Moria camp formed the Moria Corona Awareness Team (MCAT) to spread awareness and protect the camp from Covid-19. Footage courtesy of ReFOCUS Media Labs FB/IG: @refocusmedialabs TW: @refocusmedialab

New Arrivals Held on Navy Boat

European Union policies contribute to a cycle of extreme abuse against migrants in Libya. The EU and Italy’s support for the Libyan Coast Guard contributes significantly to the interception of migrants and asylum seekers and their subsequent detention in arbitrary, abusive detention in Libya.

Greek law enforcement officers at the land border with Turkey in the northeastern Evros region routinely summarily return asylum seekers and migrants.