Migrants held in high-security prison wing ‘attempt mass suicide protest’
Twenty of the 21 young men currently held in Linhó jail after entering the country illegally by boat from Morocco have staged a form of ‘suicide’ protest. None of the
Morrocan ‘migrants’ ‘not delighted’ by remand in custody in high-security wing of Sintra jail
The latest group of young men who arrived illegally in this country in a fishing boat supposedly from Morocco has not been delighted with the news that they must remain
5th boatload of North African men ‘intercepted’ off Olhão
A fifth boatload of North African men disembarking illegally in the Algarve has been ‘intercepted’ by police. The 21 men arrived on the beach of Farol, Culatra island, shortly before
Moroccan migrants caught after escaping police grasp in Porto
Three Moroccan men – who were part of the group of 22 Moroccan migrants who were intercepted by maritime police in Loulé on June 15 (click here) – escaped from
Portuguese ‘Secret Service’ dubs new migrant route from Morocco ‘particularly worrying’
In stark contrast to authorities which have been umming and ahhing over whether traffickers have established a new migrant route into Europe by dropping boat-loads of Moroccans alongside Algarve beaches,
Portugal to deport 22 Moroccan migrants who arrived in Algarve by boat
Portugal has decided to deport the 22 Moroccan men who were taken into custody on Monday after being intercepted by maritime police while trying to disembark near Vale do Lobo
Green-light for all immigrants with ‘pending cases’ for residency or asylumÂ
 The government has decided to ‘regularise all immigrants with pending cases at (borders agency) SEF’. The move, published only on Friday night, ensures immigrants awaiting papers instantly become legal and
Majority of Algarve’s Moroccan ‘boat-boys’ have already gone AWOL
The majority of young Moroccan men who pitched up in rickety fishing boats on the coast of the Algarve recently (click here and here), requesting asylum, have already gone AWOL.
Portugal sends tents, blankets and other items to migrants camped on Greek frontier
Portugal is sending tents, blankets and other items to help migrants camped on the Greek frontier as a result of Turkey having ‘opened its border’ prompting a new crisis. But
SEF refuses asylum to Moroccan arrivals in Monte Gordo
SEF borders agency has refused asylum to the eight young Moroccans who arrived by boat in Monte Gordo shortly before Christmas. Says Diário de NotÃcias, the decision has been taken