Distinguishing the Return of Nigerian Migrants from the EU and North Africa and Alternative Pathways to Their Return

The return of Nigerian migrants from EU countries seems to be smoother in comparison with returns from North Africa. In many cases, potential returnees are counselled pre-departure before being returned through a voluntary return program. In some cases, Nigerian partners are flown in to convince migrants with failed…

NigeriaInside GAPsMarch 12, 2024University of Nigeria

Can an effective return policy go hand in hand with respecting migrants’ rights?

In the report on Poland’s return policy, developed as one of the deliverables of Working Package 2 under the Horizon Europe GAPs project covering the years 2015-2024, we analysed the legal, institutional, and infrastructure framework of the country’s return procedures, identifying multiple gaps that may lead to the exceptional performance of the Polish return policy.…

PolandInside GAPsMarch 5, 2024Uniwersytet Warszawski

Destiny Deferred for Afghans in Istanbul

‘I am without destiny.’ These are the words used by a number of Afghan migrants in Istanbul to sum up their lives to me in interviews over the past couple of years. The physical violence that many left behind at home in Afghanistan and the dangers they faced as they were being smuggled into Türkiye have been replaced by a threat less imminent but no less scary: the uncertainty at the root of their fragile existence in their new host country…

TurkeyInside GAPsFebruary 24, 2024Ozyegin University

Canadian Return Policy and the Migration-Terrorism Nexus

The creation of the current Canadian return policy is linked to the establishment of a common North American security perimeter with the United States following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. To deflect accusations that Canada represented a potential haven for terrorists and safeguard the free flow of capital, goods, and people with the US, the Canadian immigration and asylum policies were closely aligned with those of the US and integrated in a broader antiterrorist…

CanadaInside GAPsFebruary 1, 2024Toronto Metropolitan University

Nomination of “Remigration” as Un-word ["Unwort" in German] of the year by a Panel of German linguists: A reflection of German politics of return?

Since 1991, there has been an annual ritual in Germany: Around mid-January, a self-constituted jury, currently consisting of four linguists and one journalist, announces the “un-word” of the previous year, drawing from a pool of suggestions sent in by the public. An “un-word” can be…

GermanyInside GAPsFebruary 1, 2024BICC, Guest Blogs

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