Rights Groups Say Europe Recorded Over 80,000 Migrant Pushbacks In 2025

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief reporting from Budapest, HungaryBUDAPEST (Worthy News) – A coalition of human rights organizations said Tuesday that European politicians condemning abuses by U.S. immigration authorities should also confront what they described as widespread illegal “pushbacks” at Europe’s own borders.In a report shared with Worthy News, the groups documented at least 80,865 pushbacks in 2025 — cases in which migrants fleeing war, persecution or poverty we