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Refugees April 6, 2016

'Staggering number' of Europeans embraced jihad, many returning home, EU claims

The European Union’s border agency admitted Tuesday it cannot fully track the flood of refugees pouring in, and said a "staggering number" of Europeans have joined terror groups only to return to the continent amid the migrant wave.

Refugees April 5, 2016

Greece pauses deportations as thousands claim asylum

Authorities in Greece have suspended deportations to Turkey and acknowledged that most migrants and refugees detained on Greek islands have applied for asylum.

Refugees April 4, 2016

Greece begins deporting refugees to Turkey under EU plan

Police on the Greek island of Lesbos began placing refugees on boats bound to Turkey, the first to be deported under a European Union plan to limit the amount of migration to Europe.

Refugees March 29, 2016

German official to refugees: Integrate and learn the language, or get out

Germany’s interior minister says he plans to push a new law that would force more than a million refugees to learn the German language and integrate into society – or lose their residency.

Europe March 28, 2016

German rail service to roll out 'women-only' train cars amid fears over migrant assaults

A German rail service is rolling out ‘women-only’ train cars following a mass series of violent sexual attacks against woman in the western city of Cologne.

Vatican March 22, 2016

Pope Francis to wash refugees' feet on Holy Thursday

Pope Francis will wash the feet of young refugees during the Easter Week foot-washing ritual, after making official his practice of having women participate in the ceremony as well as men.

Syria March 18, 2016

The EU missed a momentous opportunity on Syrian refugees

In the name of the fight against smugglers and the preservation of human lives, European Union (EU) countries will not resettle Syrian refugees unless other refugees, Syrian or otherwise, first hire smugglers and risk their lives to reach the Greek islands.

Refugees March 16, 2016

Goodlatte & Labrador: America’s refugee program must be reformed. Here’s our solution

Our bill, the Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act contains a number of targeted, commonsense reforms that will improve our nation’s refugee program while maintaining our nation’s generosity to people around the globe fleeing persecution.

Refugees March 15, 2016

Macedonia sends back refugees who pushed their way in

Macedonia sent back hundreds of refugees to Greece on Tuesday, a day after they bypassed a border fence in a mass push to continue their journey north to Europe's prosperous heartland — a move Greece blamed on "criminal misinformation" possibly spread by volunteers working with them.

Refugees March 14, 2016

German anti-immigration party makes gains in local elections amid refugee crisis

A nationalist, anti-migration party powered into three German state legislatures in elections Sunday held amid divisions over Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal approach to the refugee crisis.

Europe March 11, 2016

Iraqi man arrested over New Year's sex assaults in Germany

Cologne police say a fourth man has been taken into custody after they released a series of photos of people suspected of sexual harassment and assaults in the city on New Year's Eve.