News from the Borders 27.03.2024

Erik Marquardt on 27. March 2024

  • Making waves, ramming, stabbing rubber dinghies at sea with a knife. French security forces are increasingly using force to intercept people on the English Channel. Der Spiegel reports (paywall). A summary can be found at Lightouse.
  • Ehsan M. is being held in custody pending deportation in Bavaria and is due to be deported to Iran this week. Daniela Sepheri calls on Insta to write to the CSU and Free Voters MPs to prevent the deportation. Your video on Insta.
  • Ireland's classification of the United Kingdom as a „safe third country“ to which asylum seekers can be returned is in breach of EU law, according to a recent ruling. The Irish Times reports.