As death toll in Moscow attack rises to 143, migrants face fury and raids

Russian authorities on Wednesday raised the official death toll to 143 in the terrorist attack on a Moscow concert venue, and Baza, a Telegram channel close to Russian law enforcement, reported that as many as 95 people are missing and not included on the lists of dead or wounded. Russia’s Emergency Services Ministry, citing official … Read more

About 2,000 migrants begin a Holy Week walk in southern Mexico to raise awareness of their plight

TAPACHULA, Mexico — About 2,000 migrants began walking Monday in southern Mexico in what has become a traditional demonstration during Holy Week before Easter to draw attention to their plight. Leaving Tapachula near the Guatemalan border at dawn, the migrants and their advocates said their goal was to reach Mexico’s capital and highlight the dangers … Read more

Mass grave with bodies of at least 65 migrants found in the deserts of western Libya

CAIRO — The U.N.’s migration agency expressed alarm Friday over the discovery of a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants in the deserts of western Libya. Earlier this week, Libya’s criminal investigations authority reported the grave had been found in the Shuayrif region, 350 kilometers (220 miles) south of the capital, … Read more

Mexico vows to fight effort by Texas to deport migrants under S.B.4

MEXICO CITY — After years of bowing to U.S. pressure to help slow migration, Mexico is drawing the line at a Texas law that would give the state a dramatically bigger role in border enforcement, including the right to deport undocumented migrants. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has denounced the measure as “draconian.” He says … Read more

Chicago begins evicting migrants from shelters as residents decry a ‘lack of respect’

CHICAGO — Chicago has begun evicting some migrants from its shelters, a controversial policy that had been delayed for months but appeared haphazard, a migrant told NBC News on Monday. Migrants who have been evicted, as well as those who face a rapidly approaching deadline, said there has been widespread confusion about the process and … Read more

Dozens more migrants reach a Greek island south of Crete as smugglers seek new routes

A boat carrying 91 migrants has reached a small island south of Crete that is seeing a spike in the arrival of people attempting the long and dangerous crossing from Africa, A Greek coast guard statement said the migrants, who were found on a beach on … ATHENS, Greece — A boat carrying 91 migrants … Read more

Federal court approves Biden’s ‘parole’ program for migrants

The Biden administration won a major legal victory Friday in its effort to reduce illegal immigration at the southern border, when a federal judge in Texas ruled the government may continue a program that accepts 360,000 migrants a year from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton, who has ruled against other … Read more

Trump claims 325,000 migrants ‘were flown in from parts unknown’

In remarks Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump said, “It was announced that 325,000 people were flown in from parts unknown. Migrants were flown in — airplane — not going through borders, not going through that great Texas barrier.” Facts First: This is misleading. Trump appeared to be citing a new report released by the … Read more

Libya’s coast guard tried to prevent rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean, a German charity says

CAIRO — A German charity has accused the Libyan coast guard of threatening its crew members who were rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, causing at least one migrant to drown. The German charity SOS Humanity, which operates the rescue ship Humanity 1, said the Libyan coast guard used violence and fired live bullets into … Read more

In Senegal’s capital, Nicaragua is a hot ticket among travel agents as migrants try to reach US

DAKAR, Senegal — Gueva Ba tried to reach Europe by boat 11 times from Morocco, failing each attempt. Then, in 2023, the former welder heard about a new route to the United States by flying to Nicaragua and making the rest of the journey illegally by land to Mexico’s northern border. “In Senegal, it’s all … Read more