Morocco
UK Considers Morocco for Offshore Asylum Processing Centers
Britain is preparing to propose to Morocco to host asylum seekers. To this end, it plans to build reception centers directly in certain countries.
Topic
Immigration
Spain
Spain Extends Work Permits for Young Foreign Agricultural Workers by Two Years
Spain has decided to extend the stay of young foreign workers in the agricultural fields by an additional two years. The announcement, made this week by the Spanish Secretary of State for Immigration, Hana Jalloul, does not impose any geographical or professional restrictions.
Belgium
Belgian-Moroccan Former Ford Worker Meryame Kitir Appointed Development Minister
Meryame Kitir is the name of the Minister of Development Cooperation and in charge of Major Cities in the government of Alexander De Croo. Born to Moroccan parents who had emigrated to Belgium in the 1960s, the 40-year-old Flemish socialist grew up in Maasmechelen.
France
Undocumented Immigrants March 700km Across France Demanding Regularization
700 kilometers of walking, this is the operation initiated by undocumented immigrants to demand the regularization of their situation in France. Leaving Marseille on Saturday, September 19th, this march is heading to Paris where it is expected on October 17th.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Sentences Two Women in International Sex Trafficking Case
Two Moroccan women were each sentenced to five years in prison for their involvement in a network specializing in immigration and sexual exploitation of young girls in Burkina Faso. This is the verdict handed down by the court of first instance of El Jadida.
France
Diabetic Moroccan Man Faces Deportation as French Court Upholds Residency Denial
The administrative court of appeal of Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) confirmed on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 the legality of a decree by the prefect of Eure-et-Loir, who had refused in June 2019 to grant a residence permit to a Moroccan diabetic for appropriate medical treatment and had forced him to leave French territory.
Spain
Moroccan Asylum Seekers in Ceuta Seek Permission to Enter Mainland Spain
Many Moroccan asylum seekers from the Temporary Stay Center for Immigrants (CETI) stranded in Ceuta are asking the government delegation for permission to go to the peninsula.
Morocco
Violent Clash Among Moroccan Minors in Paris Leaves One Seriously Injured
About twenty Moroccan minors living in the 18th arrondissement of Paris clashed on the Seine quay, near the MK2, on August 21. One of them was lynched and seriously injured.
Morocco
COVID-19 Claims 500 Lives Among Moroccan Expatriate Community
The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 500 Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) . This is what Abdellah Boussouf, Secretary General of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad, affirms, on the eve of the National Migrant Day celebrated every year since 2003.
Morocco
COVID-19 Outbreak Among Mediterranean Migrants: 65 Test Positive in Malta
Among the 94 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by the Maltese coast guard, more than two-thirds, including Moroccans, tested positive for the coronavirus.
Morocco
Moroccan Diaspora Surpasses 5 Million, Majority in Europe, Study Finds
The High Commission for Planning (HCP) has published the final report of the results of the first phase of the 2018-2019 international migration survey.
France
France Grants Citizenship to Over 112,000 Foreigners in 2019, Marriage-Based Naturalizations Rise
The number of foreigners naturalized in France increased in 2019. More than 112,000 foreigners became French, including 27,000 naturalized following a marriage to a French national.