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The Tunisian Coast has seen a peak in migrant departures to Europe in recent months.

But a solution to the crisis cannot just come from Europe, Tunisian President Kais Saied said in Brussels when he met with the presidents of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Council, Charles Michel.

In an interview with Euronews, he said that migrants who arrive illegally in Europe from Tunisia or North Africa are encouraged by networks in Europe, which exploit them and violate their fundamental rights.

"Who receives them in the north? When they turn to the fields or to some factories, and work in the so-called black or paperless work, who exploits them and who benefits from it? Here also, it is necessary to fight the networks that traffic in human beings within Europe. We must give man his right everywhere," Saied said.

For the Tunisian president, it is necessary to look for the reasons that push young people to migrate, such as the lack of job opportunities. But he asks to take also into consideration the positive side of skilled migrants, as Europe profits from it.

"We must also talk about the regular migration of a number of scholars. In the past year, nearly five hundred doctors went to Europe," he said.

"They are absolutely invaluable human resources. We must address the issue from all angles, not one. One is limited to the presence of a number of miserable poor migrants who have no hope in life... The issue cannot be addressed unilaterally, nor can it be with a pure security approach."

The U.N. refugee agency says most new arrivals land in Italy and Spain from Tunisia and Algeria.

The EU is working on a deal with Tunisia to offer economic help to reduce migrant sea crossings.

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Kent County Council has begun legal proceedings against the Home Office after it said its children's services have reached "breaking point".

Since the beginning of the year, a total of 242 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) have reached Kent's shores and the authority's director of children's services has said "enough is enough".

There are currently nearly double the number of UASC children in care in the county than the government says it is safe to care for.

Following a similar plea last year, the Home Office and Department for Education promised to reform the national system so that Kent services would not be put under the same strain this summer.

But, the council says that in the intervening nine months, although it welcomed government support in the transfer of some children out of Kent, assistance with age assessments and additional funding, the substantive changes needed to the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) to prevent a repeat have not been made, the council says.

A statement from the council said: "Once again Kent services are at risk of being overwhelmed by the number of new UASC arrivals by boat, which already stands at 60 more children than at the same time last year.

"Kent's services have reached breaking point for the second time in under a year."

The council has now taken the first steps in legal proceedings which is says is designed to "implement a long-term solution that will prevent this crisis from occurring again".

The proposed Judicial Review asks the home secretary to use her existing powers to direct local authorities other than Kent to "receive their fair share of UASC".

Roger Gough, the authority's director of children's services says the current pace of arrivals and strain on care services is likely to mean he will soon no longer be able to safely accept any further new UASC arrivals in Kent.

Border Force will then be asked to place new arrivals directly into other local authorities around the country from the port, as they did for three months last year.

Mr Gough said: "I am deeply saddened that we are now seeing a repeat of the same crisis of nine months ago.

"While there have been a number of welcome measures from government - to the benefit of the Kent council taxpayer - we have not seen what is most needed: a robust National Transfer Scheme that prevents port authorities such as Kent coming under unmanageable pressure.

"Over this past year we have argued consistently and repeatedly this must be done through a mandatory system."

"Enough is enough. A robust, long-term solution is well overdue and critical for the future welfare of all children supported by KCC, whatever their background, and the continuation of the excellent services that support them."

Between 1 January and 1 June this year 242 unaccompanied children arrived on Kent's shores and been passed to its Children's Services.

Of these, only 52 have been transferred to other local authorities under the voluntary NTS.

A statement from the Home Office said it recognised the "longstanding role that Kent County Council has played in supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children" and that is was "extremely grateful for their contribution".

It added: "We continue to encourage more areas to join the National Transfer Scheme and do their part.

"We have already consulted on how to improve the Scheme to make it fairer - the outcome of which will be published very shortly."

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The debate over migrant workers in recent times and their invisibility in government data and in policy discourse has led to a series of responses from state and central governments. While the number of returning migrants is lower in the second wave ofCovid-19, nothing much has changed for the migrants on the ground. This past year has seen state governments, such as Haryana and Karnataka, move to give preference to local persons over migrants, even as a draft national migrant policy is under consideration. Is there a constitutional right to migrate within India? What, if any, are the duties cast upon governments and employers? These questions must be considered if the current migrant crisis is not to result in deprivation of the fundamental right to internal migration.

The images of returning migrant workers due toCovid-19 lockdown triggered widespread public debates on the invisibility of migrant workers in normal times, their absence in policy discourse, and the need for a robust legal framework to protect migrants (ILO2020). In the midst of this pandemic, pressure has been brought upon governments to ensure minimum dignity and rights of migrant workers. Yet, disturbingly, some governments such as Karnataka had sought to restrict migrant workers right to return to their home states, while others such as Haryana sought to replace them with local workers (Poovanna 2020;PRS2021). A draft policy on migrant workers is reportedly under discussion at the national level. The question whether there is a right to migrate within India, and what, if any, are the duties cast upon the central government, the employer and state governments involved, must be considered so that the current migrant crisis does not result in depriving workers of their right to internal migration.

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From towering steel walls to deafening sound blasts, the European Union is doubling down on its efforts to keep migrants out.

"Our main goal is to prevent migrants from entering the country illegally. To accomplish this, we use new and modern equipment," said Major Dimosthenis Kamargios with Greek Border Police.

With the world on lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, Greek border police have been busy building and testing new barrier technologies to deter migrants, many traveling from Turkey.

According to the Associated Press, this includes long-range sound cannons, observation towers and steel walls similar to what has been constructed along the U.S. and Mexico border.

The outlet reports that the EU has spent nearly $4 billion to research and expand border security technologies following the refugee crisis it experienced in 2015- 2016. The EU has even invested in the development of artificial technology, such as lie detectors for border crossings.

But while Greek residents along the border have welcomed the barrier testing, some EU politicians say they are concerned that the technology lacks oversight and could potentially be used against EU residents.

"What we are seeing at the borders, and in treating foreign nationals generally, is that it's often a testing field for technologies that are later then used on Europeans as well. And that's why everybody should care, in their own self-interest, [about] what is happening at the borders," said Patrick Breyer, a member of the European Parliament from Germany's Pirate Party.

Despite dropping nearly 78% during the pandemic, border officials say they anticipate migrant arrivals to swell again as the world and borders begin to reopen.

This story originally reported by Meg Hilling on Newsy.com

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to Costa Rica in a push to stem the prolonged migrant crisis, as former acting ICE director Tom Homan said on Tuesday that the amount of illegal border crossings is "unprecedented."

BLINKEN VISITS CENTRAL AMERICA AS PROLONGED MIGRANT CRISIS RAMPS UP PRESSURE ON BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION

TOM HOMAN: It leaves us in a really bad spot. The number of crossers at the border, especially children that come across the border in the last few months, is the most we've ever seen in the history of the United States Border Patrol. Illegal entries on the border are unprecedented. At the same time, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, your interior immigration enforcement, had the lowest levels of removals.

And that's not by accident. As I said many times, its by design. As far as Antony Blinken going to Central America, its a waste of time. Its pure ignorance, because all they've got to do is reverse what they're doing. Go back to the Trump policies.

Their policies are driving this surge at the border. Even the president of Mexico said that. When you say you're going to open your border up, you're not going to detain, youre going to put a moratorium on deportations, you're going to reward amnesty and DACA and at the same time offer free health care. That's what's causing this crisis. It's the Biden administration's policies and that's clear.

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