A court case against migrant activists in Italy offers a reminder – not all refugees are welcome in Europe
- Written by Eleanor Paynter, Postdoctoral Associate in Migrations, Einaudi Center for International Studies, Cornell University
As many European countries welcome Ukrainians fleeing war, recent charges against a migrant advocate in Rome offer a reminder that popular anti-migration sentiments persist across Europe.
Andrea Costa, the president of Rome-based migration nonprofit Baobab Experience, was recently acquitted on charges of facilitating illegal migration – a...