While EU border agency Frontex was originally established to control EU’s securitised borders , it has increasingly become a key actor in deportations [see our new factsheet]. What began with coordinating joint return flights has expanded to pre-departure assistance and the initiation of deportations itself. With the reform of the Common European Asylum System and …
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by Francesca Spinelli, journalist and translator On January 28, 2026, graffiti appeared on a wall in the Marolles neighborhood, in central Brussels: “Abolish ICE, burn down Frontex.” Three weeks had passed since the murder of Renee Nicole Good in the United States, and in Belgium and elsewhere, more and more people were comparing U.S. Immigration …
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25 March 2026 – In recent years universities all over Europe have faced criticism and protest actions in response to their ties to the fossil fuel industry and to Israel’s genocidal war machine. These protests have highlighted the extent to which universities are deeply entrenched in violent and repressive systems, providing research, data and advise …
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11 March 2026 – Even as people continue to die at Europe’s borders, little is known about the private sector’s role in implementing increasingly draconian EU migration policies. In fact, when it comes to migration, the cosy relationship between private companies and EU institutions is purposefully kept far from public view, escaping scrutiny and transparency. As our new …
[italiano sotto] On January 7th 2026, in Minneapolis, USA, an American woman named Renee Nicole Good, has been killed by an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agent. The images released since then show a scene that already contradicts the official narrative: she can be seen backing up after an agent attempted to remove her from …
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By Emma Fregonese, European and International Law student On December 18, the Court of Justice of the EU delivered its judgment on the appeal brought by Alaa Hamoudi, challenging the violent and sometimes deadly pushback practices prevalent in the joint operations of the Hellenic Coast Guard and Frontex in the Aegean Sea. The judgment provides …
17 December 2025 – On December 18th, International Migrants Day, people in six EU countries will take action against the growing training infrastructure of EU border guard agency Frontex. This comes in response to an International Action Day called for by the Abolish Frontex network, consisting of more than 130 groups and organisations. The actions …
5 December 2025 – On Wednesday, December 3rd a group of fifty concerned students and allies on behalf of Abolish Frontex NL disrupted a networking event organized by Sefa (the University of Amsterdam study association for Economics and Business Students) during their ‘career week’ on behalf of Frontex, the European border and coast guard agency. …
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[En Français ci-dessous] 17 November 2025 – With the expansion of Frontex’s mandate, budget and organisation, especially since 2015, the agency’s training infrastructure has also gradually grown. It now includes a plethora of trainings, courses, workshops and exercises for Frontex personnel as well as employees of border authorities of …
[En Français ci-dessous – En español abajo – Po polsku poniżej] 28 October 2025 – On December 18th, International Migrants Day, we are calling for decentralised actions against the escalating militarisation of Europe’s border regime We must resist the increasing capacity for deadly policing. Resistance starts with dismantling Frontex’s training infrastructure. Frontex is pouring millions …
