irregular migration

«Délit de solidarité» – Ab wann ist Hilfe für Migrant*innen strafbar?

17.05.2018 , in ((Good Practices)) , ((No Comments))

In den letzten Tagen haben verschiedeneMediendie Geschichte von drei jungen Schweizer*innen verbreitet, die in Frankreich verhaftet wurden, weil sie im Rahmen einer Demonstration 30–40 Migrant*innen über die italienisch-französische Grenze gebracht haben sollen. Besteht ein Zusammenhang mit dem sogenannten «délit de solidarité», das vor kurzem im französischen Parlament behandelt wurde? Worum geht es dabei? Und, gibt es solche Rechtsnormen auch in der Schweiz? ...

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Deported to Mexico as Strangers

27.04.2018 , in ((Experiences)) , ((No Comments))

More than 100 000 people were deported from the United States to Mexico in 2017. Some of them have been living in the United States as undocumented immigrants for many years. Some of them do not have family connections in Mexico or speak Spanish. What happens once they arrive in Mexico? A visit to a migrant shelter in Tijuana. ...

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Is Integration the Only Factor to Consider in Children’s Hardship Cases?

08.03.2018 , in ((Politics, Sans-Papiers)) , ((1 Comment))

The recent Motion for a coherent legislation concerning “sans-papiers” calls for legislative measures to further specify the criteria that should be applied in hardship cases for undocumented migrants, who have lived in Switzerland for a long time and who have “integrated” themselves, especially families with children attending school. However, is integration the only factor that should be considered in such cases, particularly when children are concerned? ...

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