european migrant crisis
The Aimless Purgatory of Being a Teen Refugee
More than 42,000 minors entered Germany alone last year seeking protection from conflict zones. Most of them are teens, hoping to adapt to a new culture on their own.
Bodies found off the Libyan coast highlight a spike in the deaths of migrants and refugees
The International Organization for Migration says deaths already total over 4,000 this year — 26 percent higher than in 2015 and increasingly concentrated in the Mediterranean.
These Refugees Have Spent 18 Years Trapped on a British Military Base
VICE News spoke to Tag Bashir, a Sudanese refugee who has been stranded on a British military base since 1998, and his 16-year-old son who has never known anything else.
Quick Hit: Stranded Migrants Clash With Greek Police in Idomeni
Stranded refugees charged at riot police on the Greece-Macedonia border on Thursday, demanding authorities permit them to continue on to Western Europe.
Italy Rescues 2,400 Migrants as EU Leaders Reconvene to Finalize Deal With Turkey
European officials are meeting again with their Turkish counterparts to attempt to finalize a deal that would see a "one in, one out" system for migrants, as thousands have been plucked from boats.
Wet, Sick, and Stuck: Thousands of Children Are Facing Deteriorating Conditions on Europe's Borders
VICE News is at the Idomeni camp in Greece, where one-third of the 13,000 migrants and refugees trapped there are thought to be children — and the humanitarian crisis is rapidly getting worse.
Confiscations, Deportations, and Vague Promises: Europe Asylum Policy Shifts Again
Notable announcements in asylum policy were made in the UK, Sweden, and Denmark, as the Netherlands proposes to send 100,000s migrants who reach Europe straight back to Turkey.
Meet the Germans Taking Refugee Integration Into Their Own Hands — With Respect and Candy
VICE News visited Giessen, one of the registration towns for 10,000s of newly arrived migrants, and met the volunteers who are helping them learn about "German values."
The UK Just Made a 'Ground-Breaking' Ruling on Refugee Children
The ruling could have huge implications for around 200 minors and possibly adults currently in the Jungle migrant camp who have been identified as having direct relatives in the UK.
'I Am Alone With No Family': The Fight to Let Child Refugees Into Britain
VICE News visited Calais to meet the teenagers risking their lives to be reunited with their families in England, and met the relatives fighting for legal ways to get them in.
'I Would Rather Die': Migrants on Countdown to Be Evicted From Calais Jungle Homes
VICE News visited Calais to talk to migrants and refugees who have vowed to peacefully resist after French authorities issued a three-day destruction notice affecting a third of the camp.