3 stories for 2026-03-17 · Refugees, displacement & migrant rights
A new European migration and asylum pact is being implemented amid rising tensions in global politics and increasing conflicts in southern countries. The policy framework is framed as reforming Europe's shared migration and asylum system.
Tensions are escalating among sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia amid violent crimes and misinformation on social media. A Sierra Leonean migrant's death and the alleged rape of an Ivorian woman have reignited heated debates in a context of increasingly restrictive migration policies.
The US Supreme Court announced it will examine the legality of the Trump administration's decision to end temporary protected status for migrants from Syria and Haiti.