Summary

The articles provide a view of migrant stories from around the world.

11/30/2020 - Trump Wages Last Major Legal Fight To Bar Illegal Immigrants From Census
12/01/2020 - Cuomo urges feds to protect undocumented immigrants in vaccine rollout
12/03/2020 - US Sues Facebook For Allegedly Favouring Immigrants Over US Workers
12/05/2020 - Trump Plan Junked, Obama-Era Shield On Immigrants Back; Indians Benefit
12/05/2020 - Daca: Judge orders Trump to restore undocumented immigrants scheme
12/18/2020 - Supreme Court says it can't yet rule on Trump census plan that would exclude undocumented immigrants
12/20/2020 - Sudan-Israel deal fuels migrants' fears
12/28/2020 - India migrants: The tragedy of the tuk-tuk driver who fled Covid
12/31/2020 - Bosnia: Hundreds of migrants stuck at fire-gutted camp
01/06/2021 - Nebraska governor says citizens, legal residents will get vaccine priority over undocumented immigrants
01/08/2021 - Bosnia: Icy struggle for many migrants stuck in freezing tents
01/18/2021 - Questions surround vaccine timeline for detained immigrants
02/01/2021 - Biden keeps Trump's border policies in place, leaving migrants in limbo
02/09/2021 - Colombia to grant legal status to Venezuelan migrants
02/18/2021 - Biden's New Bill Gives 8-Year Path To Citizenship For Immigrants
02/19/2021 - Are migrants being influenced to enter the EU by vlogs?
02/23/2021 - Video shows migrants hiding in broken glass and toxic ash
03/03/2021 - Migrants smuggled through border fence before SUV crash in California
03/09/2021 - US grants Venezuelan migrants temporary protected status
03/16/2021 - "Don't Come Over": Joe Biden To Migrants As Criticism Grows
03/20/2021 - Biden administration considers flying migrants to states near the Canadian border for processing
03/21/2021 - "The Border Is Closed": Biden Pushes Back Amid Mounting Migrants Crisis
03/22/2021 - Child migrants: First photos emerge of Biden-era migrant detention centres
04/12/2021 - 34 Migrants Drown As Boat Capsizes Off East Africa's Djibouti: Officials
04/28/2021 - Amnesty International against deportation of migrants in Chile
05/09/2021 - Lampedusa: More than 1,000 migrants arrive on Italian island
05/16/2021 - 'We gave Venezuelan migrants a licence to dream'
05/17/2021 - Over 100 Moroccan migrants swim to Spain's Ceuta enclave
05/18/2021 - Migrants determined to enter Spain's Ceuta enclave: 'Either I'll die or I'll cross'
05/18/2021 - Ceuta: Spain sends troops as 6,000 migrants enter enclave
05/19/2021 - Spain migrants: 'I said goodbye to my family and left with nothing'
05/20/2021 - Brazil: Breweries fined heavily for employing undocumented Venezuelan migrants whom they deprived of basic rights
05/20/2021 - Ceuta migrants: The photos that captured Spain's attention
05/27/2021 - Canary Islands: 'Taking in migrants changed my life'
06/07/2021 - US VP Harris on Latin America mission to deal with migrants' crisis
06/08/2021 - Chile continues with deportation of Venezuelan migrants
06/09/2021 - UN concerned over deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile
06/13/2021 - Ethiopian migrants face robbery, extortion and starvation
06/14/2021 - Yemen: Dozens of migrants feared dead after boat sinks
06/22/2021 - "World's Happiest Country" Seeks Migrants
06/23/2021 - Uruguay: Undocumented migrants and asylum seekers eligible for vaccination against coronavirus
06/26/2021 - Brazil eases entry restrictions on entry to Venezuelan migrants through Roraima land crossing
07/02/2021 - More Than 100 Migrants Rescued In Channel In One Day: French Authorities
07/03/2021 - 43 Migrants Drown In Shipwreck Off Tunisia
07/13/2021 - Lithuania votes to curb influx of migrants from Belarus
07/16/2021 - The migrants hunger-striking for legal status in Belgium
07/16/2021 - Daca: Obama programme for child migrants ruled illegal
07/20/2021 - Channel crossings migrants: 'We need a safe place'
07/23/2021 - Joe Biden Authorises Emergency Funds Of $100 Million For Afghan Migrants
07/31/2021 - German NGO Rescues Nearly 100 Migrants Overnight In Mediterranean
08/02/2021 - Duque says Colombia willing to sort out together with Panama the crisis of migrants trying to reach the US or Canada
08/07/2021 - Brazil extends until December 2022 waiver to Venezuelan migrants who seek refuge
08/10/2021 - Lithuania to build fence on Belarus border to stop migrants
08/11/2021 - French Rescue 108 Migrants Trying To Sail To UK
08/18/2021 - Lithuania says Belarus officers illegally pushed migrants over border
08/20/2021 - Spain migrants: Sole survivor rescued in dinghy in Atlantic
09/08/2021 - Denmark tells some migrants to work for benefits
09/09/2021 - Will Not Accept "Blackmail" Over Migrants, France Warns Britain
09/16/2021 - Judge orders Biden administration to stop expelling migrants under Trump-era health law
09/18/2021 - Migrants in Texas: US 'to fly thousands back to Haiti'
09/18/2021 - Thousands of migrants gather at US-Mexico border crossing
09/18/2021 - Migrants in Texas: Thousands moved to processing centres
09/18/2021 - US To Step Up Deportation Flights For Migrants Stranded At Texas Bridge
09/19/2021 - U.S. may fly Haitian migrants home from Texas starting Sunday
09/19/2021 - Migrants in Texas: US flies Haitian migrants back home from border
09/20/2021 - UK and France coordinate efforts to stop irregular migrants crossing the Channel
09/21/2021 - Belarus accused of 'weaponizing' migrants at the EU’s border: Here’s what you need to know
09/21/2021 - Migrants in Texas: US probes horseback charge on Haiti migrants
09/22/2021 - Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive
09/23/2021 - Foreign offenders expelled from Chile as deportation of irregular migrants set to resume
09/23/2021 - Migrants freezing to death on Belarus-Poland border
09/23/2021 - Haitian migrants at US border: 'We've been through 11 countries'
09/28/2021 - Calais: On patrol with the troops looking for migrants
10/04/2021 - Migrants: Risking death trying to get to England in a pedalo
10/04/2021 - Haitian migrants return to face uncertain future
10/08/2021 - Hundreds Of US-Bound Migrants Found Packed In Trucks In Mexico
10/09/2021 - Guatemala police free 126 migrants from abandoned container
10/12/2021 - France: Train kills three migrants lying on tracks
10/12/2021 - 3 Migrants Killed, 1 Injured In France Rail Tragedy
10/14/2021 - Migrants face expulsion at Polish border under new law
10/17/2021 - Poland: New project aims to help migrants crossing border
10/19/2021 - Austria driver sought after two migrants found dead on bus
10/24/2021 - German far-right group attempt to block migrants
10/31/2021 - Libya: Thousands of migrants and refugees camp on UN's doorstep
11/08/2021 - Poland fears major breach by migrants on Belarus border
11/09/2021 - Hundreds of migrants at Poland-Belarus border
11/09/2021 - Belarus migrants: Poland fears armed border escalation
11/09/2021 - Belarus migrants: Poland PM blames Russia's Putin for migrant crisis
11/10/2021 - France Rescues 210 Migrants Crossing Sea In Makeshift Boats To Reach UK
11/10/2021 - Belarus migrants: Poland faces fresh border breaches
11/10/2021 - Belarus migrants: What routes do they use to reach Minsk?
11/10/2021 - The African migrants running a food bank in Sicily
11/11/2021 - Border crossings by Haitian migrants plunged in October, CBP data show
11/12/2021 - 3 Migrants Missing After Attempt To Cross Sea From France To UK In Canoes
11/12/2021 - Poland border: Heat camera shows migrants stranded between the two countries
11/15/2021 - Poland border crisis: Tense stand-off with hundreds of migrants
11/16/2021 - Poland border crisis: Migrants tear-gassed trying to cross from Belarus
11/17/2021 - Poland border crisis: Belarus moves migrants stranded in camp
11/18/2021 - Hundreds Of Migrants Arrive Back In Iraq On Flight From Belarus
11/18/2021 - Poland border crisis: Camp empty as migrants move to warehouse
11/19/2021 - Belarus's Lukashenko tells BBC: We helped migrants cross into EU
11/20/2021 - Poland border crisis: What happens to migrants who are turned away?
11/22/2021 - Belarus Says "Need No Confrontation" With Poland, Urges EU To Take Migrants
11/23/2021 - Venezuelan migrants are new border challenge for Biden administration
11/24/2021 - Migrants heading for UK die after boat sinks
11/24/2021 - 27 Migrants Die In Boat "Tragedy" Between France And UK
11/24/2021 - Over 20 illegal migrants fear dead as boat capsize in English Channel
11/24/2021 - Channel migrants: UK and France agree need for action after boat deaths
11/25/2021 - Channel migrants: PM calls on France to take back people who make crossing
11/25/2021 - UK PM Asks France To Take Back All Migrants Who Crossed English Channel
11/25/2021 - Channel migrants: Why politics is dominating the debate on migrants
11/26/2021 - France scraps UK talks over Johnson migrants letter
11/26/2021 - Ros Atkins on... Migrants crossing English Channel to UK
11/27/2021 - The gangs enticing migrants to cross the English Channel
11/27/2021 - The migrants returned to Iraqi camps from Belarus
11/28/2021 - Calais activists: Migrants are here, we can't let them die
11/28/2021 - Channel migrants: France wants 'serious' talks with UK
11/28/2021 - Venezuelan migrants seeking a new home in Chile
12/05/2021 - Pope condemns treatment of migrants in Europe
12/09/2021 - At Least 49 Migrants Killed In Mexico Road Accident: Report
12/09/2021 - Mexico truck crash: At least 49 migrants killed as trailer overturns
12/13/2021 - Police and migrants clash outside Mexico City
12/24/2021 - 11 Dead As Ship Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Greece Coast
01/14/2022 - Channel migrants: Thirty rescued as man dies off French coast
01/17/2022 - 43 Migrants Dead As Boat Capsizes Off Morocco
01/24/2022 - Haitian migrants stranded at Santiago's airport in Chile
01/31/2022 - Chileans in Iquique stage xenophobic protest against Venezuelan migrants
01/31/2022 - Chileans protest against Venezuelan migrants
02/02/2022 - Turkey-Greece border: Twelve migrants die in freezing conditions
02/10/2022 - France migrants: Coastguard rescues 36 from North Sea
02/23/2022 - Migrants clash with police in Mexico border town
03/30/2022 - The African migrants who Italy accuses of people smuggling
04/16/2022 - Royal Navy will be responsible for patrolling intercepting boast with migrants
04/25/2022 - Bishop Evans: Guard missing after trying to save drowning migrants
05/13/2022 - Eleven migrants drown trying to reach US territory
06/08/2022 - Lawyers for migrants say U.S. officials slowed family reunifications
06/19/2022 - Greek Rescuers Save More Than 100 Migrants In The Aegean
06/27/2022 - 46 Migrants Found Dead In Truck Near US City, Heatstroke Suspected: Cops
06/28/2022 - 46 migrants found dead in Texas inside sweltering tractor-trailer
06/28/2022 - The scene in Texas after 46 migrants were found dead in a sweltering tractor-trailer
06/28/2022 - Migrants die daily in lorries hot as 'gates of hell'
06/29/2022 - US Opens Probe As 51 Migrants Die In Sweltering Truck
06/29/2022 - Dozens of irregular migrants found dead in a truck in Texas
07/08/2022 - US border agents' horseback charge on Haiti migrants 'unnecessary'
07/24/2022 - Italy migrants: Nearly 1,200 arrive by boat in 24 hours
07/24/2022 - Haiti migrants: At least 17 Haitians die after boat capsizes in Bahamas
07/28/2022 - Washington DC at 'tipping point' as migrants arrive from border
07/29/2022 - Migrants in Mexico: Mass escape from abandoned truck after recent deaths
08/04/2022 - Migrants targeted in South Africa after gang rape outrage
08/11/2022 - On Sending Migrants To New York, Republican Faces "Political Pawns" Charge
08/16/2022 - Turkey-Greece migrants: 38 people found stranded on tiny, unnamed island
08/18/2022 - UK Home Secretary Priti Patel Signs Deal To Deport Illegal Pak Migrants
08/29/2022 - Over 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far this year, BBC report
09/11/2022 - Tunisia: Eleven migrants die in latest Mediterranean accident
09/15/2022 - Ron DeSantis: Florida governor takes credit for sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard
09/15/2022 - Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard as GOP escalates immigration protest
09/16/2022 - What’s behind governors busing migrants from the border to other states
09/16/2022 - Why are migrants in the US being sent to Democrat-run areas?
09/19/2022 - Texas sheriff to investigate DeSantis flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard
09/20/2022 - As NYC shelters near capacity, city might put migrants on cruise ships
09/22/2022 - Dozens of migrants killed as boat sinks off Syrian coast
09/24/2022 - 77 Migrants Dead After Ship Leaving Lebanon Capsizes Off Syria Coast
09/26/2022 - Mexico/US border migrants' record arrests; mostly from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua
09/29/2022 - Guyana to offer training to unskilled Venezuelan migrants
10/04/2022 - Calais migrants: Smugglers cause fresh problems for police
10/05/2022 - Canada: Supreme Court to hear if US is 'safe' for migrants
10/12/2022 - Amnesty accuses Latvia of abusing migrants on Belarus border
10/14/2022 - Chilean President says only legal migrants may stay
10/16/2022 - UN condemns 'deeply distressing' discovery of 92 naked migrants at Greece-Turkey border
11/04/2022 - Channel crossings: Albanian migrants recruited to the UK by gangs
11/04/2022 - Paraguay denies negotiations with UK regarding migrants
11/06/2022 - Italy stops adult male migrants from disembarking
11/07/2022 - Rescue charity to take Italy to court over migrants trapped on boat
11/08/2022 - Bulgarian policeman shot dead patrolling Turkish border for migrants
11/11/2022 - Ocean Viking: Italy defiant over migrants row with France
11/22/2022 - Rescue Underway Of Boat With 400-500 Migrants On Board Off Greek Coast
11/23/2022 - Malawi ex-leader's stepson held over mass graves of suspected migrants
11/24/2022 - Calais migrants: French rescuers failed to help sinking boat
12/03/2022 - Dozens of child migrants go missing from UK care
12/13/2022 - US-Mexico border: Long queue of migrants seen near El Paso
12/25/2022 - Paris shooting: Suspect admits 'pathological' hatred of migrants
01/03/2023 - Arrival of 300 migrants prompts closure of remote Florida national park
01/05/2023 - President Biden's message to migrants attempting to cross US border
01/05/2023 - Biden Tells Illegal Migrants To Stay Away From US Border
01/08/2023 - Migrants Are Crossing The US-Mexico Border In Record Numbers. Here's Why
01/10/2023 - Greek trial of 24 rescuers who saved migrants in Med begins
01/11/2023 - An influx of migrants strains Denver’s welcoming reputation
01/25/2023 - Fewer migrants crossing U.S. border unlawfully under expanded programs
01/31/2023 - Argentine migrants flocking into Uruguay at a slower pace
02/03/2023 - 8 Migrants Found Dead, 40 Rescued From Ship Near Italy Island: Report
02/04/2023 - Home Office will resume patrolling for irregular migrants in the English Channel
02/06/2023 - 'Surprise' in Canada as NYC buses migrants to border
02/10/2023 - Florida expands governor's power to move migrants
02/13/2023 - Ukraine war: Migrants in Russia forced to fight in Putin's war
02/15/2023 - Libya shipwreck: At least 73 migrants presumed dead
02/26/2023 - Italy shipwreck: Dozens of migrants killed in Calabria shipwreck
02/26/2023 - 59 Migrants, Including 11 Children, Dead In After Boast Sinks Italy Coast
03/06/2023 - The Cameroonian migrants stranded on an island they had not heard of
03/07/2023 - Indian-origin UK Home Minister Proposes New Crackdown On Illegal Migrants
03/08/2023 - Uruguay generates certainty for Argentine migrants, Lacalle says
03/09/2023 - Tunisia migrants: False content goes viral on social media
03/10/2023 - Italy migrants: Hundreds in trouble off Calabria coast
03/11/2023 - Italy Coastguard Launches Multiple Rescues, Over 1,000 Migrants "In Danger"
03/11/2023 - Desperate migrants seeking asylum face a new hurdle: technology
03/11/2023 - Over 1,000 Migrants Brought Ashore In Italy After Multiple Rescues
03/13/2023 - Madagascar migrants drown trying to reach French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
03/24/2023 - In New York, a city official welcoming migrants used to be one
03/24/2023 - 34 African Migrants Missing After Boat Sinks Off Tunisia
03/26/2023 - Tunisia migrants: At least 29 die off coast
03/28/2023 - Mexico migrants: Deadly fire at Juárez migrant centre
03/31/2023 - Indians Among 8 Migrants Found Dead Near US-Canada Border
04/02/2023 - Mexico migrants 'didn't deserve to die this way'
04/17/2023 - After Row Over Circular To Migrants, Singapore Islamic Body's Clarifies
04/23/2023 - Migrants march through Mexico in demand for justice
04/27/2023 - Migrants: US to open new processing centres in Colombia and Guatemala
04/28/2023 - More than 200 migrants die off Tunisia in just 10 days
04/28/2023 - New surge of migrants strains U.S. capacity ahead of May 11 deadline
04/30/2023 - Pope Francis urges Hungarians to 'open doors' to migrants
05/01/2023 - Venezuela wants to rescue migrants stranded in border between Chile and Peru
05/08/2023 - Chilean and Venezuelan authorities cooperate to repatriate stranded migrants
05/08/2023 - Brownsville: Driver charged after eight migrants killed in Texas
05/10/2023 - Why the end of Title 42 means more migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border
05/10/2023 - Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants as Title 42 ends
05/12/2023 - More Than 60,000 Migrants Wait At US Border As Title 42 Ends
05/19/2023 - Border crossings down, but many migrants released to U.S. to ease crowding
05/23/2023 - Greece Asked To Launch Probe After Video Shows Migrants Abandoned At Sea
05/25/2023 - Channel migrants tragedy: Five French soldiers accused of failing to help
06/01/2023 - End of Title 42 changes calculus of migrants at U.S.-Mexico border
06/06/2023 - Florida confirms it transported migrants from Texas to California
06/08/2023 - Texas to install floating barriers in Rio Grande to block migrants

Texas to install floating barriers in Rio Grande to block migrants

Published: 06/08/2023 in Washington Post

Texas Gov. Abbott announced plans to install floating barriers in the middle of the Rio Grande to block migrants from reaching the U.S. side of the river.

Florida confirms it transported migrants from Texas to California

Published: 06/06/2023 in Washington Post

The two transports from Texas to California, via New Mexico, have reignited a battle between Republican and Democratic states over the treatment of migrants.

End of Title 42 changes calculus of migrants at U.S.-Mexico border

Published: 06/01/2023 in Washington Post

Migrants are struggling to reevaluate and navigate the U.S. immigration system after Title 42 was lifted.

Channel migrants tragedy: Five French soldiers accused of failing to help

Published: 05/25/2023 in BBC News - World

Five French soldiers are accused of failing to help during the incident when 27 people died.

Greece Asked To Launch Probe After Video Shows Migrants Abandoned At Sea

Published: 05/23/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

In the video, refugees are shown being driven in a white van to a remote spot on the Aegean island before being forced into a high-speed inflatable boat.

Border crossings down, but many migrants released to U.S. to ease crowding

Published: 05/19/2023 in Washington Post

About 11,000 recent border crossers were deported in the past week. But 21,000 were released to await a U.S. court date, which may spur others to try to cross.

More Than 60,000 Migrants Wait At US Border As Title 42 Ends

Published: 05/12/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Several new initiatives announced by the Joe Biden administration are intended to persuade people to not enter the country unlawfully and to pursue the asylum procedure.

Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants as Title 42 ends

Published: 05/10/2023 in Washington Post

As Title 42 ends, Kinney County in Texas offers a lens into the aggressive tactics border sheriffs have adopted before the expected migrant surge.

Why the end of Title 42 means more migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border

Published: 05/10/2023 in Washington Post

The end of the Title 42 policy that allowed officials to quickly remove border crossers is straining President Biden's immigration policies.

Brownsville: Driver charged after eight migrants killed in Texas

Published: 05/08/2023 in BBC News - World

The driver, identified as George Alvarez, is charged with eight counts of manslaughter in Texas.

Chilean and Venezuelan authorities cooperate to repatriate stranded migrants

Published: 05/08/2023 in MercoPress

“There is a firm determination of the government of President Gabriel Boric to take charge of migration in all its senses, in an orderly and safe manner,” Sanzana explained Venezuelan authorities Sunday flew back 115 migrants who were stranded in northern Chile through the Plan Vuelta a la Patria (Return to the Homeland Plan), it was announced by Caracas. The Foreign Ministry said on Twitter that: “115 Venezuelan men and women are happily returning to their homes thanks to a new day of the Plan Vuelta a la Patria,” an initiative in force since 2018.

Venezuela wants to rescue migrants stranded in border between Chile and Peru

Published: 05/01/2023 in MercoPress

The presence of these migrants on the border has generated a diplomatic crisis between Chile and Peru.<br />
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Venezuela's Foreign Ministry started talks with its Chilean and Peruvian counterparts to coordinate flights whereby migrants stranded on the border between these two countries can be flown back to Caracas, it was reported.

Pope Francis urges Hungarians to 'open doors' to migrants

Published: 04/30/2023 in BBC News - World

The pontiff addressed up to 100,000 people, including Hungary's nationalist PM Viktor Orban.

New surge of migrants strains U.S. capacity ahead of May 11 deadline

Published: 04/28/2023 in National

Border Patrol facilities are stretched to capacity along the U.S.-Mexico border as the Biden administration plans to lift pandemic-era restrictions May 11

More than 200 migrants die off Tunisia in just 10 days

Published: 04/28/2023 in BBC News - World

An official says morgues are running out of space as the number of attempted crossings soars,

Migrants: US to open new processing centres in Colombia and Guatemala

Published: 04/27/2023 in BBC News - World

Washington also plans increase deportations to try and reduce people entering the US illegally.

Migrants march through Mexico in demand for justice

Published: 04/23/2023 in BBC News - World

Thousands of people are walking to Mexico City to protest at the poor treatment of migrants.

After Row Over Circular To Migrants, Singapore Islamic Body's Clarifies

Published: 04/17/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Migrant workers in Singapore are not being discriminated against and can use any prayer space for their Ramzan prayers this week, an Islamic religious body in the country clarified in a statement on Monday.

Mexico migrants 'didn't deserve to die this way'

Published: 04/02/2023 in BBC News - World

There is growing outrage over a fire which killed at least 39 people at a migrant centre in Mexico.

Indians Among 8 Migrants Found Dead Near US-Canada Border

Published: 03/31/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Eight people including two children were found dead in a marsh near the Canada-US border after trying to cross illegally into the United States, police said Friday.

Mexico migrants: Deadly fire at Juárez migrant centre

Published: 03/28/2023 in BBC News - World

People were trapped inside the centre on the US-Mexico border as the fire spread through the building.

Tunisia migrants: At least 29 die off coast

Published: 03/26/2023 in BBC News - World

The sub-Saharan African migrants were trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Italy.

34 African Migrants Missing After Boat Sinks Off Tunisia

Published: 03/24/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

At least 34 African migrants are missing after a new boat sank off Tunisia, a judicial official told Reuters on Friday.

In New York, a city official welcoming migrants used to be one

Published: 03/24/2023 in National

Manuel Castro was once an undocumented immigrant himself, crossing into the United States as a child. Now he's the city’s commissioner for immigrant affairs.

Madagascar migrants drown trying to reach French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte

Published: 03/13/2023 in BBC News - World

They were travelling from Madagascar to Mayotte, which lies some 400km across the ocean.

Over 1,000 Migrants Brought Ashore In Italy After Multiple Rescues

Published: 03/11/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

More than 1,000 migrants were brought ashore to southern Italy on Saturday after coastguards launched major rescue operations for three boats struggling in rough seas off Calabria.

Desperate migrants seeking asylum face a new hurdle: technology

Published: 03/11/2023 in National

Asylum seekers are finding themselves stuck in squalid camps in Mexico as they try to use a new Customs and Border Patrol app to enter the United States.

Italy Coastguard Launches Multiple Rescues, Over 1,000 Migrants "In Danger"

Published: 03/11/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

The president of the southern Calabria region, Roberto Occhiuto, said a total of around 1,300 migrants were aboard boats which the European Union's border force Frontex had warned could run into problems.

Italy migrants: Hundreds in trouble off Calabria coast

Published: 03/10/2023 in BBC News - World

Rescue efforts are under way near the scene of a shipwreck in which dozens of migrants died last month.

Tunisia migrants: False content goes viral on social media

Published: 03/09/2023 in BBC News - World

Videos falsely targeting African migrants in Tunisia have gone viral on TikTok and other platforms.

Uruguay generates certainty for Argentine migrants, Lacalle says

Published: 03/08/2023 in MercoPress

“We belong to Mercosur, we have no interest in cutting ourselves off,” Lacalle said Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday explained that many Argentines had decided to migrate and settle "across the pond" because his country was one that "generates certainty."

Indian-origin UK Home Minister Proposes New Crackdown On Illegal Migrants

Published: 03/07/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Britain's Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, on Tuesday announced a new Illegal Migration Bill that will mean migrants arriving in the UK illegally on small boats will be "removed swiftly".

The Cameroonian migrants stranded on an island they had not heard of

Published: 03/06/2023 in BBC News - World

Hundreds of Cameroonians are stuck in Antigua unable to afford the onward journey to the US.

59 Migrants, Including 11 Children, Dead In After Boast Sinks Italy Coast

Published: 02/26/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Italian coastguards said the overloaded vessel broke up in violent waves off Crotone, with one officer reporting that a suspected people smuggler had been arrested by the security forces.

Italy shipwreck: Dozens of migrants killed in Calabria shipwreck

Published: 02/26/2023 in BBC News - World

A boat reportedly carrying 100 people broke apart while trying to land at a seaside resort.

Libya shipwreck: At least 73 migrants presumed dead

Published: 02/15/2023 in BBC News - World

Only seven people are known to have survived after a boat sank on its way to Europe.

Ukraine war: Migrants in Russia forced to fight in Putin's war

Published: 02/13/2023 in BBC News - World

Recruiters are targeting Central Asian migrants in prisons and at work centres to join the war.

Florida expands governor's power to move migrants

Published: 02/10/2023 in BBC News - World

Democrats says the relocations are "human trafficking", but Republicans say it's "humanitarian".

'Surprise' in Canada as NYC buses migrants to border

Published: 02/06/2023 in BBC News - World

New York City's mayor confirms the city is giving migrants free bus tickets to the Canadian border.

Home Office will resume patrolling for irregular migrants in the English Channel

Published: 02/04/2023 in MercoPress

The new SBOC will continue to work closely with the military during a handover period (Picture: MOD). UK's Home Office is resuming operational responsibility for tackling boats carrying migrants across the English Channel, after eight months under the leadership of the Royal Navy.

8 Migrants Found Dead, 40 Rescued From Ship Near Italy Island: Report

Published: 02/03/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Eight migrants were found dead and around 40 were rescued by the Italian coast guard overnight on a ship off the coast of the island of Lampedusa, Italian media reported on Friday.

Argentine migrants flocking into Uruguay at a slower pace

Published: 01/31/2023 in MercoPress

The Argentine exodus was noticeable the day Argentina won the World Cup. Photo: Sebastián Astorga Uruguay processed a total of 7,209 resident visas for Argentine nationals in 2022, a drop of nearly 42% from the previous year, it was reported in Montevideo on Monday.

Fewer migrants crossing U.S. border unlawfully under expanded programs

Published: 01/25/2023 in National

The number of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan migrants attempting to cross the southwest border unlawfully has decreased drastically after announcement of an expanded parole program.

An influx of migrants strains Denver’s welcoming reputation

Published: 01/11/2023 in National

Thousands of migrants poured into Denver this past month, stressing the city's social services and ability to house the influx.

Greek trial of 24 rescuers who saved migrants in Med begins

Published: 01/10/2023 in BBC News - World

The 24 volunteers are accused of several misdemeanours in a trial that has prompted uproar.

Migrants Are Crossing The US-Mexico Border In Record Numbers. Here's Why

Published: 01/08/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

U.S. President Joe Biden is visiting the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since he took office in January 2021 on Sunday, ahead of a visit to Mexico and after announcing new measures to reduce border crossings.

Biden Tells Illegal Migrants To Stay Away From US Border

Published: 01/05/2023 in NDTV News - World-news

Joe Bidenon Thursday warned undocumented migrants to stay away from the US border while opening the door to limited legal arrivals from four impoverished countries, in a delicate balancing act on one of the country's most explosive political issues.

President Biden's message to migrants attempting to cross US border

Published: 01/05/2023 in BBC News - World

President Biden warns migrants as he announces a new plan to tackle the border crisis.

Arrival of 300 migrants prompts closure of remote Florida national park

Published: 01/03/2023 in National

Dry Tortugas National Park is closed while authorities process the migrants, amid a recent uptick in arrivals to the Florida Keys.

Paris shooting: Suspect admits 'pathological' hatred of migrants

Published: 12/25/2022 in BBC News - World

The man accused of killing three people tells prosecutors his hatred of foreigners is "pathological".

US-Mexico border: Long queue of migrants seen near El Paso

Published: 12/13/2022 in BBC News - World

US authorities are preparing for a rise in crossings as Covid-era laws expire.

Dozens of child migrants go missing from UK care

Published: 12/03/2022 in BBC News - World

Of 197 children taken in by Kent County Council this year, 39 are missing, figures show.

Calais migrants: French rescuers failed to help sinking boat

Published: 11/24/2022 in BBC News - World

Desperate calls made to French rescuers suggest they told drowning migrants to call the UK for help.

Malawi ex-leader's stepson held over mass graves of suspected migrants

Published: 11/23/2022 in BBC News - World

Police discovered 30 bodies, believed to be of migrants who were being trafficked, in October.

Rescue Underway Of Boat With 400-500 Migrants On Board Off Greek Coast

Published: 11/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Greece's coastguard on Tuesday was rescuing a fishing boat with up to 500 migrants onboard in strong winds southwest of Crete, a spokeswoman told AFP.

Ocean Viking: Italy defiant over migrants row with France

Published: 11/11/2022 in BBC News - World

The Italian PM called the French government "aggressive" after it criticised Rome's refusal to help.

Bulgarian policeman shot dead patrolling Turkish border for migrants

Published: 11/08/2022 in BBC News - World

A Bulgarian officer was shot by suspected migrant traffickers on the Turkish border, officials say.

Rescue charity to take Italy to court over migrants trapped on boat

Published: 11/07/2022 in BBC News - World

Officials refused to let the group of migrants disembark over the weekend in Sicily.

Italy stops adult male migrants from disembarking

Published: 11/06/2022 in BBC News - World

The new far-right government allows only vulnerable people to leave a migrant ship stuck for two weeks.

Paraguay denies negotiations with UK regarding migrants

Published: 11/04/2022 in MercoPress

Paraguay did receive a note from the British government but there were no talks, Huttemann said Paraguayan authorities Thursday denied press reports that British Home Secretary Suella Braverman had been brokering a deal whereby migrants arriving in the United Kingdom through the English Channel would be relocated to the South American country.

Channel crossings: Albanian migrants recruited to the UK by gangs

Published: 11/04/2022 in BBC News - World

The gangs help people to cross the Channel, with some recruiting migrants into the UK drugs trade.

UN condemns 'deeply distressing' discovery of 92 naked migrants at Greece-Turkey border

Published: 10/16/2022 in BBC News - World

The men were found alive on the Greek-Turkish border, but exactly what happened is not clear.

Chilean President says only legal migrants may stay

Published: 10/14/2022 in MercoPress

The government has sent bills to Congress to speed up the expulsion of illegal migrants, Boric explained Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday underlined that in his country there were no privileges and therefore foreign residents will have to either regularize their migration status or leave.

Amnesty accuses Latvia of abusing migrants on Belarus border

Published: 10/12/2022 in BBC News - World

Amnesty International accuses Latvian authorities of violence and even torture against migrants.

Canada: Supreme Court to hear if US is 'safe' for migrants

Published: 10/05/2022 in BBC News - World

A 'safe third country' pact between Canada and the US has been opposed by refugee advocates for years.

Calais migrants: Smugglers cause fresh problems for police

Published: 10/04/2022 in BBC News - World

New Calais smuggling networks are making it even harder to stop rising numbers of Channel crossings.

Guyana to offer training to unskilled Venezuelan migrants

Published: 09/29/2022 in MercoPress

“Our goal is to offer technical and vocational training for people of any age without certification,” Hamilton said Venezuela's Ambassador to Guyana Carlos Amador Pérez Silva and Labor Minister Joseph Hamilton discussed the status of Venezuelan migrants and possible measures that can be taken to improve their living conditions.

Mexico/US border migrants' record arrests; mostly from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua

Published: 09/26/2022 in MercoPress

New figures from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), indicate that 2.15 million migrants were detained at the US/Mexico border over the past year, a 24% increase, but with a drastic change in the origin of the new migrants, since the fastest growing number are from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.

77 Migrants Dead After Ship Leaving Lebanon Capsizes Off Syria Coast

Published: 09/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

At least 77 migrants drowned when a boat they boarded in Lebanon sank off Syria's coast, Syria's health minister said Friday, in one of the deadliest such shipwrecks in the eastern Mediterranean.

Dozens of migrants killed as boat sinks off Syrian coast

Published: 09/22/2022 in BBC News - World

The boats carrying more than 100 people had set off from near the Lebanese port city of Tripoli.

As NYC shelters near capacity, city might put migrants on cruise ships

Published: 09/20/2022 in National

Amid an influx of migrants that's straining New York City shelters, Mayor Eric Adams has suggested using cruise ships as housing.

Texas sheriff to investigate DeSantis flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Published: 09/19/2022 in National

In what has been decried as a political stunt, DeSantis sent about 50 migrants last week to Martha's Vineyard.

Why are migrants in the US being sent to Democrat-run areas?

Published: 09/16/2022 in BBC News - World

Thousands have been sent from Republican states amid an escalating political row in the US.

What’s behind governors busing migrants from the border to other states

Published: 09/16/2022 in National

What’s behind Republican governors busing migrants from the border to "sanctuary" cities like Washington and most recently Martha's Vineyard.

Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard as GOP escalates immigration protest

Published: 09/15/2022 in National

Gov. Ron DeSantis's office claimed Florida sent the airplanes, as Martha's Vineyard became a flash point in GOP opposition to President Biden's border policies.

Ron DeSantis: Florida governor takes credit for sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard

Published: 09/15/2022 in BBC News - World

Florida's governor Ron DeSantis is taking credit for sending two planes to the Massachusetts island.

Tunisia: Eleven migrants die in latest Mediterranean accident

Published: 09/11/2022 in BBC News - World

Over 1,000 migrants are thought to have died this year trying to cross the central Mediterranean.

Over 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far this year, BBC report

Published: 08/29/2022 in MercoPress

The provisional total of crossings for the year so far was now 25,146, according to the Ministry of Defense. Over 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel to Kent so far in 2022, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Defense. while a total of 915 people reached Kent in 19 small boats on Saturday, according to a report from BBC. Women and children were among a group brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat at Dungeness.

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel Signs Deal To Deport Illegal Pak Migrants

Published: 08/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Home Secretary Priti Patel and Pakistan Interior Secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar clinched a new agreement dubbed a "landmark" deal, to speedily remove Pakistani nationals with no legal right to remain...

Turkey-Greece migrants: 38 people found stranded on tiny, unnamed island

Published: 08/16/2022 in BBC News - World

The group - including a pregnant woman and seven children - have been stuck since mid-July.

On Sending Migrants To New York, Republican Faces "Political Pawns" Charge

Published: 08/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

After leaving Venezuela and traveling 41 days north, Gustavo Mendez is now among the migrants arriving in New York on buses chartered by Republican leaders who are vying to make a political point on...

Migrants targeted in South Africa after gang rape outrage

Published: 08/04/2022 in BBC News - World

A mob sets fire to homes a week after migrants are accused of raping eight women.

Migrants in Mexico: Mass escape from abandoned truck after recent deaths

Published: 07/29/2022 in BBC News - World

It comes after 53 people died in a locked lorry in stifling heat in Texas last month.

Washington DC at 'tipping point' as migrants arrive from border

Published: 07/28/2022 in BBC News - World

Texas and Arizona have transported thousands of migrants north in protest over the Biden border policy.

Haiti migrants: At least 17 Haitians die after boat capsizes in Bahamas

Published: 07/24/2022 in BBC News - World

A child is among the dead, while one woman survived in an air pocket of the boat's hull.

Italy migrants: Nearly 1,200 arrive by boat in 24 hours

Published: 07/24/2022 in BBC News - World

Officials warn that immigration centres are being overwhelmed by the pace of new arrivals.

US border agents' horseback charge on Haiti migrants 'unnecessary'

Published: 07/08/2022 in BBC News - World

The US border control agency said the actions of its agents potentially violated US immigration law.

Dozens of irregular migrants found dead in a truck in Texas

Published: 06/29/2022 in MercoPress

So far there are 50 dead: 22 from Mexico, 7 from Guatemala, two from Honduras, and 19 still without information about their nationality,” AMLO told reporters Some 50 irregular migrants have been found dead in the back of a lorry in San Antonio, Texas, in which they were smuggled into the country, it was reported Tuesday.

US Opens Probe As 51 Migrants Die In Sweltering Truck

Published: 06/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

The death count of undocumented migrants who were abandoned in a scorching-hot trailer in Texas rose to 51 Tuesday, as President Joe Biden blamed "criminal" professional smugglers for the tragedy.

Migrants die daily in lorries hot as 'gates of hell'

Published: 06/28/2022 in BBC News - World

Eager to come to the US, migrants often ignore the fatal risks of being smuggled in vehicles

The scene in Texas after 46 migrants were found dead in a sweltering tractor-trailer

Published: 06/28/2022 in National

The bodies of 46 migrants were found in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer in San Antonio on Monday, the deadliest smuggling incident of its kind in U.S. history.

46 migrants found dead in Texas inside sweltering tractor-trailer

Published: 06/28/2022 in National

The bodies of 46 migrants in San Antonio marked the deadliest smuggling incident of its kind in U.S. history.

46 Migrants Found Dead In Truck Near US City, Heatstroke Suspected: Cops

Published: 06/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

At least 46 migrants were found dead Monday in and around a tractor-trailer that was abandoned on the side of a road in San Antonio, in central Texas, authorities said.

Greek Rescuers Save More Than 100 Migrants In The Aegean

Published: 06/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

More than 100 migrants were rescued early Sunday off the island of Mykonos in the Aegean Sea and four are missing, the Greek coastguard said.

Lawyers for migrants say U.S. officials slowed family reunifications

Published: 06/08/2022 in National

Lawyers for migrants say U.S. officials slowed family reunifications during Trump administration

Eleven migrants drown trying to reach US territory

Published: 05/13/2022 in BBC News - World

Almost 40 people, mostly from Haiti, were rescued after their boat capsized near Puerto Rico.

Bishop Evans: Guard missing after trying to save drowning migrants

Published: 04/25/2022 in BBC News - World

Bishop Evans jumped into the Rio Grande on the US-Mexico border when he saw two people in distress.

Royal Navy will be responsible for patrolling intercepting boast with migrants

Published: 04/16/2022 in MercoPress

Boris Johnson said that giving the Royal Navy operational command in the English Channel will send a clear message to criminal gangs. The Royal Navy is taking over operational command from Border Force in the English Channel. The service will be responsible for intercepting boats carrying migrants. The decision follows the understanding with Rwanda to have migrants arriving in boats to UK, sent to the African country.

The African migrants who Italy accuses of people smuggling

Published: 03/30/2022 in BBC News - World

Hundreds of migrants, many of them minors, are ending up in prison in Italy charged with trafficking.

Migrants clash with police in Mexico border town

Published: 02/23/2022 in BBC News - World

More than 20 people were injured in the confrontation in Tapachula, on Mexico's southern border.

France migrants: Coastguard rescues 36 from North Sea

Published: 02/10/2022 in BBC News - World

The people saved near the port of Dunkirk are believed to have been attempting to get to the UK.

Turkey-Greece border: Twelve migrants die in freezing conditions

Published: 02/02/2022 in BBC News - World

Turkey accuses Greek border guards of turning migrants back in harsh conditions.

Chileans protest against Venezuelan migrants

Published: 01/31/2022 in BBC News - World

The demonstration in the city of Iquique drew 4,000 people and was marred by incidents of violence.

Chileans in Iquique stage xenophobic protest against Venezuelan migrants

Published: 01/31/2022 in MercoPress

Sunday's march was dubbed “No More Violence” Xenophobic violence is on the rise in the Chilean area of Iquique and it is specifically targeted at Venezuelan migrants. Iquique is where most undocumented migrants reach from Bolivia.

Haitian migrants stranded at Santiago's airport in Chile

Published: 01/24/2022 in MercoPress

Haiti is run by gangs who manage the supply of gasoline, food, medicine and electricity A group of 23 Haitian migrants were stranded Sunday at Santiago's Arturo Merino Benítez international airport where they have filed for refugee status but nevertheless fear local authorities might deport them back to their country of origin where all lives are “at-risk” due to the ongoing crisis, according to Rodolfo Noriega of the local Migrant Ombudsman's Office.

43 Migrants Dead As Boat Capsizes Off Morocco

Published: 01/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Forty-three migrants including three infants died after their boat capsized off the coast of Tarfaya in southern Morocco, Spanish organisation Caminando Fronteras said Monday.

Channel migrants: Thirty rescued as man dies off French coast

Published: 01/14/2022 in BBC News - World

The man fell overboard from a migrant boat in what is thought to be the first fatality this year.

11 Dead As Ship Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Greece Coast

Published: 12/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The death count from a migrant boat sinking off Greece rose to 11 on Friday, as scores of others, including dozens of children, were rescued, the coastguard said.

Police and migrants clash outside Mexico City

Published: 12/13/2021 in BBC News - World

The migrant caravan has been slowly winding its way through Mexico to the United States border.

Mexico truck crash: At least 49 migrants killed as trailer overturns

Published: 12/09/2021 in BBC News - World

Dozens are injured when a trailer crammed with Central American migrants overturned, officials say.

At Least 49 Migrants Killed In Mexico Road Accident: Report

Published: 12/09/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

At least 49 migrants died Thursday in Mexico after the truck they were hiding in hit a retaining wall and overturned in the southern state of Chiapas, sources in the local prosecutor's office said.

Pope condemns treatment of migrants in Europe

Published: 12/05/2021 in BBC News - World

Visiting a camp in Greece, Francis calls the neglect of migrants the "shipwreck of civilisation".

Venezuelan migrants seeking a new home in Chile

Published: 11/28/2021 in BBC News - World

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans escaping poverty and violence at home are risking their lives to travel south to Chile.

Channel migrants: France wants 'serious' talks with UK

Published: 11/28/2021 in BBC News - World

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says France will not be held hostage by domestic British politics.

Calais activists: Migrants are here, we can't let them die

Published: 11/28/2021 in BBC News - World

Activists in Calais demand change after decades of people coming to the city looking to reach the UK.

The migrants returned to Iraqi camps from Belarus

Published: 11/27/2021 in BBC News - World

Three specially chartered planes have now returned 1,000 migrants from Belarus to Iraq.

The gangs enticing migrants to cross the English Channel

Published: 11/27/2021 in BBC News - World

The BBC has uncovered evidence showing that smugglers are still telling migrants it is safe to cross.

Ros Atkins on... Migrants crossing English Channel to UK

Published: 11/26/2021 in BBC News - World

This week at least 27 migrants died while trying to make the journey, the deadliest crossing on record.

France scraps UK talks over Johnson migrants letter

Published: 11/26/2021 in BBC News - World

France cancels high-level talks with UK in protest at letter published by PM Boris Johnson on the migrant crisis.

Channel migrants: Why politics is dominating the debate on migrants

Published: 11/25/2021 in BBC News - World

UK-French rivalry is making a common solution difficult, says the BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler.

UK PM Asks France To Take Back All Migrants Who Crossed English Channel

Published: 11/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday asked France to take back all migrants who crossed the Channel, after at least 27 migrants trying to reach England drowned off the northern French coast.

Channel migrants: PM calls on France to take back people who make crossing

Published: 11/25/2021 in BBC News - World

A returns agreement would have an "immediate" impact on the number of crossings, Boris Johnson says.

Channel migrants: UK and France agree need for action after boat deaths

Published: 11/24/2021 in BBC News - World

After at least 27 people die in the Channel, Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron say cooperation is needed.

Over 20 illegal migrants fear dead as boat capsize in English Channel

Published: 11/24/2021 in MercoPress

”Stopping these dangerous crossings is the humanitarian and right thing to do,” Dover MP Natalie Elphicke said More than 20 people are feared to have died after their boat capsized while trying to cross the English Channel. These are the asylum seekers some Britons have considered sending over to the Falkland Islands earlier this week as scores of mostly Iranians, Iraqis, Eritreans and Syrians keep rafting in.

27 Migrants Die In Boat "Tragedy" Between France And UK

Published: 11/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The French interior ministry said in a statement that patrol vessels found corpses and people unconscious in the water after a fisherman sounded the alarm.

Migrants heading for UK die after boat sinks

Published: 11/24/2021 in BBC News - World

Several migrants headed for UK drown in the Channel near Calais after their boat sinks, the French government says.

Venezuelan migrants are new border challenge for Biden administration

Published: 11/23/2021 in National

Nearly 6 million Venezuelans have left their homeland since 2015, and many are on the move again.

Belarus Says "Need No Confrontation" With Poland, Urges EU To Take Migrants

Published: 11/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday Belarus seeks no confrontation with Poland but wants the European Union to take in 2,000 of the migrants stranded on its border, and he added that if the...

Poland border crisis: What happens to migrants who are turned away?

Published: 11/20/2021 in BBC News - World

Poland and Lithuania are increasingly sending migrants back to Belarus - but is this legal?

Belarus's Lukashenko tells BBC: We helped migrants cross into EU

Published: 11/19/2021 in BBC News - World

In an exclusive interview, Alexander Lukashenko denies inviting migrants but accepts they were helped.

Poland border crisis: Camp empty as migrants move to warehouse

Published: 11/18/2021 in BBC News - World

About 1,000 people from the Middle East have been trying to get into the EU from Belarus.

Hundreds Of Migrants Arrive Back In Iraq On Flight From Belarus

Published: 11/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Hundreds of Iraqis who failed to enter the EU from Belarus returned home Thursday, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that Belarus's attempt to "weaponise migration" had to stop.

Poland border crisis: Belarus moves migrants stranded in camp

Published: 11/17/2021 in BBC News - World

About 1,000 migrants are offered shelter from the cold after camping at the Belarus-Poland border.

Poland border crisis: Migrants tear-gassed trying to cross from Belarus

Published: 11/16/2021 in BBC News - World

Poland's defence ministry says migrants were throwing stones and trying to destroy a border fence.

Poland border crisis: Tense stand-off with hundreds of migrants

Published: 11/15/2021 in BBC News - World

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reports from a border crossing where Polish troops are blocking hundreds of migrants.

Poland border: Heat camera shows migrants stranded between the two countries

Published: 11/12/2021 in BBC News - World

The migrants - who are mainly young men - are enduring freezing conditions in the hopes of reaching the EU.

3 Migrants Missing After Attempt To Cross Sea From France To UK In Canoes

Published: 11/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Three migrants have been reported missing after seeking to cross the Channel from France to England in canoes, the French maritime authorities said on Friday.

Border crossings by Haitian migrants plunged in October, CBP data show

Published: 11/11/2021 in National

The Biden administration has been using the Title 42 public health order to expel migrants back to Haiti. Those measures appear to be discouraging others from crossing.

The African migrants running a food bank in Sicily

Published: 11/10/2021 in BBC News - World

Undocumented people in Italy struggling for money during the Covid pandemic are not entitled to aid.

Belarus migrants: What routes do they use to reach Minsk?

Published: 11/10/2021 in BBC News - World

The migrant crisis along the EU's borders is the result of increasing numbers arriving in Belarus by air.

Belarus migrants: Poland faces fresh border breaches

Published: 11/10/2021 in BBC News - World

The defence minister say many attempts were made to cross but 15,000 soldiers are now stationed there.

France Rescues 210 Migrants Crossing Sea In Makeshift Boats To Reach UK

Published: 11/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

More than 200 migrants were rescued as they tried to cross the Channel in makeshift boats to reach Britain, French authorities said late Tuesday.

Belarus migrants: Poland PM blames Russia's Putin for migrant crisis

Published: 11/09/2021 in BBC News - World

Thousands of migrants are at the Belarus-Poland border, camping in cold and dangerous conditions.

Belarus migrants: Poland fears armed border escalation

Published: 11/09/2021 in BBC News - World

It comes after hundreds of migrants tried to cut a barbed-wire fence and enter Poland illegally.

Hundreds of migrants at Poland-Belarus border

Published: 11/09/2021 in BBC News - World

Poland says it has stopped attempts by the large group to enter the country.

Poland fears major breach by migrants on Belarus border

Published: 11/08/2021 in BBC News - World

Thousands of troops patrol the border, where migrants have tried to enter Poland from Belarus.

Libya: Thousands of migrants and refugees camp on UN's doorstep

Published: 10/31/2021 in BBC News - World

Thousands of people are on the streets after fleeing overcrowded detention centres in Libya's capital.

German far-right group attempt to block migrants

Published: 10/24/2021 in BBC News - World

Police have stopped vigilantes armed with batons, pepper spray and a machete at the Polish border.

Austria driver sought after two migrants found dead on bus

Published: 10/19/2021 in BBC News - World

Austrian police are searching for the driver of a minibus after dozens were found crammed inside.

Poland: New project aims to help migrants crossing border

Published: 10/17/2021 in BBC News - World

Lawyer suggests locals should switch on a green light to signal they can help migrants with food.

Migrants face expulsion at Polish border under new law

Published: 10/14/2021 in BBC News - World

Human rights groups accuse Poland of wanting to legalise migrant pushbacks on its border with Belarus.

3 Migrants Killed, 1 Injured In France Rail Tragedy

Published: 10/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Three migrants were killed and one seriously hurt on Tuesday when they were hit by a train in southern France, local officials said.

France: Train kills three migrants lying on tracks

Published: 10/12/2021 in BBC News - World

The migrants were struck by the train in a southern coastal town near Biarritz on Tuesday morning.

Guatemala police free 126 migrants from abandoned container

Published: 10/09/2021 in BBC News - World

Police say the mainly Haitian migrants were left by smugglers paid to take them to the US.

Hundreds Of US-Bound Migrants Found Packed In Trucks In Mexico

Published: 10/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Police in northern Mexico discovered more than 600 Central American migrants hiding in three long cargo trucks headed to the United States late on Thursday, in one of the biggest round-ups of...

Haitian migrants return to face uncertain future

Published: 10/04/2021 in BBC News - World

Thousands of Haitian migrants have returned to the island after being deported by the US.

Migrants: Risking death trying to get to England in a pedalo

Published: 10/04/2021 in BBC News - World

Film maker Julien Goudichaud follows young migrants as they go to extreme lengths to try to reach the UK.

Calais: On patrol with the troops looking for migrants

Published: 09/28/2021 in BBC News - World

General Frantz Tavart says he will withdraw troops from the coastline if funding from the UK is withheld.

Haitian migrants at US border: 'We've been through 11 countries'

Published: 09/23/2021 in BBC News - World

One man tells how he trekked through jungle with his young son, seeing fellow migrants' dead bodies.

Migrants freezing to death on Belarus-Poland border

Published: 09/23/2021 in BBC News - World

The BBC finds stranded migrants facing sub-zero temperatures amid a row between Poland and Belarus.

Foreign offenders expelled from Chile as deportation of irregular migrants set to resume

Published: 09/23/2021 in MercoPress

Venezuelans who risk everything in pursuit of a better future in Chile will be once again expelled if their status is unclear Chilean migration authorities Thursday expelled 49 migrants who were found guilty of human trafficking in addition to carrying weapons illegally, the Department of Migration and International Police of Tarapacá reported.

Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive

Published: 09/22/2021 in BBC News - World

The US is flying migrants out of a Texas border town where 13,000 have gathered in makeshift camps.

Migrants in Texas: US probes horseback charge on Haiti migrants

Published: 09/21/2021 in BBC News - World

Images which seem to show border agents on horseback driving migrants back spark an investigation.

Belarus accused of 'weaponizing' migrants at the EU’s border: Here’s what you need to know

Published: 09/21/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have accused Belarus of flying in migrants from the Middle East to then send across their borders.

UK and France coordinate efforts to stop irregular migrants crossing the Channel

Published: 09/20/2021 in MercoPress

At least 8,452 people have now crossed the English Channel in small boats this year, surpassing the total for all of 2020 The United Kingdom and France will deploy more police and invest in detection technology on the French coast to try to stop boats carrying irregular migrants from reaching British shores.

Migrants in Texas: US flies Haitian migrants back home from border

Published: 09/19/2021 in BBC News - World

Hundreds of would-be immigrants camped under a bridge on the US-Mexico border are returned to Haiti.

U.S. may fly Haitian migrants home from Texas starting Sunday

Published: 09/19/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The U.S. could begin flying some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have crossed from Mexico into a Texas border camp back to their homeland on Sunday.

US To Step Up Deportation Flights For Migrants Stranded At Texas Bridge

Published: 09/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

The United States said Saturday it would ramp up deportation flights for thousands of migrants who flooded into the Texas border city of Del Rio, as authorities scramble to alleviate a burgeoning...

Migrants in Texas: Thousands moved to processing centres

Published: 09/18/2021 in BBC News - World

More than 10,000 people have gathered under a bridge in Del Rio, a Texas border town.

Thousands of migrants gather at US-Mexico border crossing

Published: 09/18/2021 in BBC News - World

At least 10,000 people are camped under the bridge at the US-Mexico border, in poor conditions.

Migrants in Texas: US 'to fly thousands back to Haiti'

Published: 09/18/2021 in BBC News - World

Thousands of migrants are camping under a Texas-Mexico border bridge, in squalid conditions.

Judge orders Biden administration to stop expelling migrants under Trump-era health law

Published: 09/16/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The Biden administration renewed the Trump-era policy last month.

Will Not Accept "Blackmail" Over Migrants, France Warns Britain

Published: 09/09/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Thursday that France would not accept Britain violating international maritime law or "financial blackmail" as London steps up efforts to prevent migrants...

Denmark tells some migrants to work for benefits

Published: 09/08/2021 in BBC News - World

The prime minister says the new rules are aimed at women from non-Western backgrounds.

Spain migrants: Sole survivor rescued in dinghy in Atlantic

Published: 08/20/2021 in BBC News - World

The woman, who was spotted clinging to an upturned boat, said 40 other people had died.

Lithuania says Belarus officers illegally pushed migrants over border

Published: 08/18/2021 in BBC News - World

Video shows 12 Belarusian officers in riot gear as migrants scramble towards Lithuanian territory.

French Rescue 108 Migrants Trying To Sail To UK

Published: 08/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

French authorities rescued more than 100 migrants Wednesday seeking to sail to England in four separate boats that officials said got into trouble in the Channel.

Lithuania to build fence on Belarus border to stop migrants

Published: 08/10/2021 in BBC News - World

Tensions are running high with Belarus after a surge of non-EU migrants into Lithuania.

Brazil extends until December 2022 waiver to Venezuelan migrants who seek refuge

Published: 08/07/2021 in MercoPress

The extension of the measure allows Brazil to offer “humanitarian welcome to our neighbors,” Torres said The Government of Brazil has extended until 2022 a waiver whereby Venezuelans seeking shelter may find it easier to settle in South America's largest country, it was announced Friday.

Duque says Colombia willing to sort out together with Panama the crisis of migrants trying to reach the US or Canada

Published: 08/02/2021 in MercoPress

Colombia's President wants his country and Panama to “carry out deportation and return processes and also, where exceptionally appropriate, regularization processes” Colombian President Iván Duque has called on Panama's authorities to find a negotiated solution to the crisis of migrants stranded at the border on their way to the United States.

German NGO Rescues Nearly 100 Migrants Overnight In Mediterranean

Published: 07/31/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

German NGO Sea-Watch said on Friday it had rescued nearly 100 migrants in the Mediterranean overnight, many of whom were injured, some with severe "fuel burns" - chemical burns caused by exposure to...

Joe Biden Authorises Emergency Funds Of $100 Million For Afghan Migrants

Published: 07/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

US President Joe Biden on Friday authorized the use of up to $100 million to address migration emergencies related to the situation in Afghanistan, the White House said.

Channel crossings migrants: 'We need a safe place'

Published: 07/20/2021 in BBC News - World

A BBC team encounters some of the migrants trying to make the dangerous journey to England.

Daca: Obama programme for child migrants ruled illegal

Published: 07/16/2021 in BBC News - World

A Texas judge says new applicants cannot be enrolled in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

The migrants hunger-striking for legal status in Belgium

Published: 07/16/2021 in BBC News - World

More than 400 go without food demanding a clear path to residency in Belgium.

Lithuania votes to curb influx of migrants from Belarus

Published: 07/13/2021 in BBC News - World

The strict legislation allows the mass detention of migrants, as hundreds arrive from Belarus.

43 Migrants Drown In Shipwreck Off Tunisia

Published: 07/03/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy.

More Than 100 Migrants Rescued In Channel In One Day: French Authorities

Published: 07/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Over 100 migrants, including 29 children, were rescued in a single day as they tried to cross the Channel to reach the British coast on six makeshift boats on Friday, maritime authorities in France...

Brazil eases entry restrictions on entry to Venezuelan migrants through Roraima land crossing

Published: 06/26/2021 in MercoPress

Airborne passengers from or through the UK, India, Northern Ireland and South Africa remain on the no-entry list. Photo: Sebastian Astorga Brazil's Federal Government has allowed international land border crossings to and from Venezuela for residents of adjacent cities who shall be required to produce a borderline resident ID card, according to a new measure published on the Official Gazette Friday.

Uruguay: Undocumented migrants and asylum seekers eligible for vaccination against coronavirus

Published: 06/23/2021 in MercoPress

To be eligible for immunization, migrants need to have been “in the national territory for a period of more than 90 days.” The Government of Uruguay Tuesday announced that the right vaccination against the coronavirus also applied to refugee applicants or undocumented migrants who have been in the territory for more than 90 days.

"World's Happiest Country" Seeks Migrants

Published: 06/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Repeatedly dubbed the happiest nation on the planet with world-beating living standards, Finland should be deluged by people wanting to relocate, but in fact it faces an acute workforce shortage.

Yemen: Dozens of migrants feared dead after boat sinks

Published: 06/14/2021 in BBC News - World

Yemeni fishermen have reportedly recovered 25 bodies, but the fate of dozens more remains unknown.

Ethiopian migrants face robbery, extortion and starvation

Published: 06/13/2021 in BBC News - World

Every year thousands of migrants risk it all on the perilous journey from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia.

UN concerned over deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile

Published: 06/09/2021 in MercoPress

The deportations took place on a Sunday when the courts are closed and appeals cannot succeed. The United Nations (UN) Tuesday voiced their concern about Sunday's deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile despite legal actions taken against such a measure.

Chile continues with deportation of Venezuelan migrants

Published: 06/08/2021 in MercoPress

Delgado said among the deportees were criminals of various sorts The Government of Chile has deported on a plane to Caracas a total of 56 Venezuelan citizens who were allegedly involved in trafficking of minors, drugs, robberies or simply entered the country irregularly, it was reported.

US VP Harris on Latin America mission to deal with migrants' crisis

Published: 06/07/2021 in MercoPress

”We have to give people a sense of hope,” said Harris Vice President Kamala Harris left Washington Sunday aboard on an official tour to Guatemala and Mexico to deal with the crisis involving migrants going through those countries as well as through Honduras and El Salvador on their way to an illegal entry into the United States.

Canary Islands: 'Taking in migrants changed my life'

Published: 05/27/2021 in BBC News - World

A British businessman has turned his Canary Islands hotel into a home for migrants from Africa.

Ceuta migrants: The photos that captured Spain's attention

Published: 05/20/2021 in BBC News - World

A photo of a volunteer comforting a migrant in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta goes viral.

Brazil: Breweries fined heavily for employing undocumented Venezuelan migrants whom they deprived of basic rights

Published: 05/20/2021 in MercoPress

Under Brazilian law, Heineken and Ambev are accountable for the doings of the outsourced contractor (Sider) The breweries Ambev and Heineken have been fined heavily in Brazil for the illegal employment in slavery-like conditions of Venezuelan migrants, who will now receive about R $ 657,270 (the US $ 125,000) in compensation.

Spain migrants: 'I said goodbye to my family and left with nothing'

Published: 05/19/2021 in BBC News - World

Around half of the 8,000 migrants who reached a Spanish enclave in Morocco have been sent back.

Ceuta: Spain sends troops as 6,000 migrants enter enclave

Published: 05/18/2021 in BBC News - World

PM Pedro Sánchez vows to restore order as migrants wade and swim into Ceuta from Morocco.

Migrants determined to enter Spain's Ceuta enclave: 'Either I'll die or I'll cross'

Published: 05/18/2021 in BBC News - World

At least 5,000 migrants have reached Spain's Ceuta enclave from neighbouring Morocco, a record number over a single day, Spanish officials say.

Over 100 Moroccan migrants swim to Spain's Ceuta enclave

Published: 05/17/2021 in BBC News - World

Rubber rings and rafts were used as families and many boys swam round border fences.

'We gave Venezuelan migrants a licence to dream'

Published: 05/16/2021 in BBC News - World

Colombia granted Venezuelan migrants legal status, now it wants other countries to follow suit.

Lampedusa: More than 1,000 migrants arrive on Italian island

Published: 05/09/2021 in BBC News - World

The arrivals on Lampedusa in the space of a few hours coincided with the improving weather.

Amnesty International against deportation of migrants in Chile

Published: 04/28/2021 in MercoPress

There are 1.4 million migrants in Chile, mostly from Venezuela, Peru, Haiti and Colombia Amnesty International's office in Chile Tuesday "repudiated" the wave of arrests and deportations of migrants after the enactment of the new immigration law promoted by the administration of President Sebastián Pińera, it was announced.

34 Migrants Drown As Boat Capsizes Off East Africa's Djibouti: Officials

Published: 04/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

Thirty-four migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday, the second such accident in just over a month.

Child migrants: First photos emerge of Biden-era migrant detention centres

Published: 03/22/2021 in BBC News - World

Images show children huddled together on the floor under foil blankets at a facility in Texas.

"The Border Is Closed": Biden Pushes Back Amid Mounting Migrants Crisis

Published: 03/21/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

"The border is closed": With those words, a top Biden administration official on Sunday pushed back against fast-mounting criticism that it has bungled immigration policy, spurring an influx of...

Biden administration considers flying migrants to states near the Canadian border for processing

Published: 03/20/2021 in National

About 1,000 family members and children have crossed Rio Grande in past several hours, DHS email shows.

"Don't Come Over": Joe Biden To Migrants As Criticism Grows

Published: 03/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

US President Joe Biden urged migrants not to come to the United States on Tuesday, as criticism mounted over a surge in people arriving at the southern border with Mexico -- including thousands of...

US grants Venezuelan migrants temporary protected status

Published: 03/09/2021 in BBC News - World

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans already in the US now have the chance to stay.

Migrants smuggled through border fence before SUV crash in California

Published: 03/03/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

Border Patrol says 13 people killed in a crash in Southern California entered the U.S. through a hole cut into the border fence.

Video shows migrants hiding in broken glass and toxic ash

Published: 02/23/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

With the help of search dogs and microphones to detect heartbeats, police often find people hiding amid the cargo.

Are migrants being influenced to enter the EU by vlogs?

Published: 02/19/2021 in BBC News - World

Stephanie Hegarty meets the people sharing their story of trying to illegally enter the EU on social media.

Biden's New Bill Gives 8-Year Path To Citizenship For Immigrants

Published: 02/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news

President Joe Biden's proposed immigration overhaul was introduced in Congress on Thursday, kicking off what will likely be one of his most difficult legislative challenges.

Colombia to grant legal status to Venezuelan migrants

Published: 02/09/2021 in BBC News - World

President Ivan Duque announces changes that will give almost one million temporary protected status.

Biden keeps Trump's border policies in place, leaving migrants in limbo

Published: 02/01/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

U.S. border agents continue to expel migrants, including families with children, without court hearings under a policy instituted by the Trump administration.

Questions surround vaccine timeline for detained immigrants

Published: 01/18/2021 in World - CBSNews.com

Public health experts are urging ICE to implement a vaccination plan for its detention system, which is currently holding more than 15,000 immigrants.

Bosnia: Icy struggle for many migrants stuck in freezing tents

Published: 01/08/2021 in BBC News - World

Some aid has reached hundreds of migrants in Bosnia, but their conditions are primitive.

Nebraska governor says citizens, legal residents will get vaccine priority over undocumented immigrants

Published: 01/06/2021 in National

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts's plan could brew mistrust and scare immigrants away from an immunization campaign meant to reach as many people as possible, advocates say.

Bosnia: Hundreds of migrants stuck at fire-gutted camp

Published: 12/31/2020 in BBC News - World

About 900 migrants are stranded in the freezing cold after plans to relocate them are blocked.

India migrants: The tragedy of the tuk-tuk driver who fled Covid

Published: 12/28/2020 in BBC News - World

Rajan Yadav is one of millions of migrant workers whose lives were destroyed by India's lockdown.

Sudan-Israel deal fuels migrants' fears

Published: 12/20/2020 in BBC News - World

Israel is supported by some Sudanese communities, yet restoring relations may not be good news from them.

Supreme Court says it can't yet rule on Trump census plan that would exclude undocumented immigrants

Published: 12/18/2020 in Top News and Analysis (pro)

The court's decision is not a final ruling on the matter and it's not clear whether Trump will receive final Census Bureau numbers before leaving office.

Daca: Judge orders Trump to restore undocumented immigrants scheme

Published: 12/05/2020 in BBC News - World

The Trump administration is told to resume a programme that protects immigrants from deportation.

Trump Plan Junked, Obama-Era Shield On Immigrants Back; Indians Benefit

Published: 12/05/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

Reversing the decision of the outgoing Trump administration, a federal court has ordered full reinstatement of an Obama-era programme that protects undocumented immigrants brought to the US as minors...

US Sues Facebook For Allegedly Favouring Immigrants Over US Workers

Published: 12/03/2020 in NDTV News - World-news

The Trump administration on Thursday sued Facebook, accusing it of discriminating against American workers by favoring immigrant applicants for thousands of high-paying jobs.