The focus of this article is the refugee situation in the small Mediterranean state of Malta and it examines the paradox of why recognized sub-Saharan refugees have the aspiration for leaving Malta, when in fact having been granted protection. Many choose to travel to other places within the EU, but such secondary movement has consequences, namely transferral back to the responsible Member State. This article investigates how such transferrals are executed having the Dublin/Schengen systems in mind. Importantly this article only concerns beneficiaries of protection in Malta; and thus, not rejected, undocumented, nor pending asylum claims. © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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