As of the end of November 2021, Morocco officially had 17,558 refugees and asylum seekers. And it is the city of Rabat that takes the largest share with an estimated number of 1,373, according to figures released by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Morocco.
Very few Moroccans settled in Spain during the first half of 2021, which among other things led to an unprecedented decline in the Spanish population.
On the occasion of the celebration of International Migrants Day, the Moroccan Consulate General in Bordeaux organized a mobile consulate yesterday, Saturday, December 18, for the Moroccan community established in Poitiers. The aim was to bring the consulate closer to the Moroccans living abroad (MREs).
The American rapper of Moroccan origin, French Montana , went to the Capitol where he met with American officials to talk to them about the opioid epidemic and immigration.
The net is tightening on the Moroccans who had fled the plane after an emergency landing at Palma de Mallorca airport (Spain). Four of them were arrested on Wednesday and searches are continuing to arrest the other eight.
Every year, thousands of young Moroccans are rushing to obtain the green card to emigrate to the United States. Since the opening of registrations this year, many Moroccans have already tried their luck.
12% of foreign residents in France were born in Morocco. This is what the latest report from the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) published in mid-October reveals.
Registration for the 2023 US Immigration Visa Lottery (visa lottery) program opens tomorrow, Wednesday, October 6, 2021 and will continue until November 9.
The French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, discussed the issue of illegal immigration and the application of the law strengthening the principles of the Republic with the prefects of the departments and gave them new instructions.
Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi has incurred the wrath of the French far right, following his interview for the newspaper l’Équipe . He stated that the presence of a large Arab and Muslim community has allowed him an easy integration.
In Morocco, particularly in the cities of Oujda, Fnideq and Al Hoceima, the migrant population still faces a lack of knowledge and a persistence of clichés. Observers call for awareness-raising on migration issues and the deconstruction of clichés about migration.
The European Union’s policy of returning irregular migrants has shown its limits. This is at least what the European Court of Auditors affirms, calling on the European Commission to review its policy of agreements with countries of origin, including Morocco.