Swiss cantons sound alarm over migrant crime as 60% of North African asylum seekers accused of an offense despite just 1% likely to be granted asylum (opens in new tab)

Swiss authorities are under growing pressure over a surge in crime linked to young North African men moving through the country’s asylum system, with several cantons warning that repeat offenders are overwhelming police and prosecutors, even though their chances of being granted asylum are effectively nonexistent. The issue was raised in the NZZ am Sonntag, […]