Spain: activists table regularisation petition for 500,000 migrant workers
Activists and advocates from human and migrants’ rights groups tabled a petition to the Spanish Chamber of Deputies to regularise the estimated 500,000 undocumented workers. The campaign around the petition, which collected over 700,000 signatures, was kicked off by the platform Regularización Ya at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Italy: court invalidates law that automatically denied residence permits for petty offences
Italy's Constitutional Court invalidated a 1998 law that automatically stopped the renewal of residence permits for migrants convicted of felonies, including minor offences. The court ruled that renewal decisions should be based on the potential danger posed to society, particularly in cases of petty crimes such as small-scale drug dealing or selling counterfeit goods. The decision followed appeals from two foreigners whose permits were not renewed due to convictions for hashish possession and selling fake brand-name items.
Spain: activists table regularisation petition for 500,000 migrant workers
Activists and advocates from human and migrants’ rights groups tabled a petition to the Spanish Chamber of Deputies to regularise the estimated 500,000 undocumented workers. The campaign around the petition, which collected over 700,000 signatures, was kicked off by the platform Regularización Ya at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Italy: court invalidates law that automatically denied residence permits for petty offences
Italy's Constitutional Court invalidated a 1998 law that automatically stopped the renewal of residence permits for migrants convicted of felonies, including minor offences. The court ruled that renewal decisions should be based on the potential danger posed to society, particularly in cases of petty crimes such as small-scale drug dealing or selling counterfeit goods. The decision followed appeals from two foreigners whose permits were not renewed due to convictions for hashish possession and selling fake brand-name items.