French authorities on Sunday announced a controversial plan to amend the constitution to revoke birthplace citizenship on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, which has been struggling with social unrest and a crippling migration crisis.
Claude, along with his wife and two children, has endured nearly two months in the migrant camp at Cavani Stadium in Mamoudzou, Mayotte. The challenging living conditions, violent encounters with local residents and the prolonged wait for a response to his asylum request have become sources of anxiety for the Congolese. "If all this had to be done again, I wouldn’t do it," he said. Here is his story.
InfoMigrants collected the stories of migrants throughout 2023, documenting the major events in the places they travel through or settle. From the islands of the Aegean Sea to Lampedusa, from Mayotte to Turkey, and from the Canary Islands to Cyprus, here are some of the biggest stories of our coverage from the past year.
Migrants on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte are hiding from authorities amid an ongoing operation to raze urban slums and remove undocumented foreigners. InfoMigrants correspondent Romain Philips reports from the French territory.
A French territory located off the coast of Southeastern Africa plans to demolish foreigner-populated informal settlements and deport dozens of undocumented migrants back to their country of origin. While the local population and elected officials support the project, others express concern.