MEXICO CITY — Two Mexican migrants were shot to death on the Mexican side of the U.S. border in the early hours of Friday morning, Mexico’s National Migration Institute said. Another three suffered gunshot wounds, but were assisted by one of institute’s emergency rescue teams, along with other nine people who were not injured. Rescue … Read more
CAIRO — A Libyan coast guard boat rammed into a dingy carrying some 50 migrants just off Libya’s coast on Friday, partially sinking the vessel. Many of those onboard were thrown into the Mediterranean Sea and had to swim to another Libyan ship nearby for safety, a rescue group said. It appeared to be the … Read more
By Laura Gottesdiener, Ted Hesson, Mica Rosenberg and Daina Beth Solomon (Reuters) – REYNOSA, Mexico Sept 29 (Reuters) – When Carolina’s captors arrived at dawn to pull her out of the stash house in the Mexican border city of Reynosa in late May, she thought they were going to force her to call her family … Read more
Britain’s National Crime Agency says officers have arrested a man as part of an investigation into the death of a woman thought to have died attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat ByThe Associated Press September 27, 2023, 3:24 PM LONDON — British officers arrested a man as part of an investigation … Read more
Greece’s minister for migration says the government is planning a major regularization program for migrants to meet pressing demands in the labor market despite a recent increase in illegal arrivals ByThe Associated Press September 26, 2023, 8:29 AM Migrants sit outside an ambulance after a rescue operation by a Greek coast vessel, at the port … Read more
Comment on this storyComment April is a beautiful month on the shores of the Mediterranean, as blossoms scent the breeze and seaside towns stir to life. But for Meron Estefanos, and others who monitor the migrant passage, spring also brings a sense of foreboding. “How many people are we going to lose this time,” Estefanos, … Read more
IRAPUATO, Mexico — As a train roared in the distance, some 5,000 mostly Venezuelan migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. snapped into action. Families with young children sleeping on top of cardboard boxes and young men and women tucked away in tents under a nearby bridge scrambled to pack their things. After the … Read more
Almost 170 migrants have returned to Senegal after spending nearly every week in limbo on a Spanish rescue boat ByZANE IRWIN Related Press DAKAR, Senegal — Almost 170 migrants returned to Senegal on Wednesday after spending nearly every week in limbo on a Spanish rescue boat. Deputy Mayor Lamine Ndiaye confirmed 168 migrants have been … Read more
PANAMA CITY — The federal government of Panama stated Thursday it’s going to launch a brand new marketing campaign to stem the move of migrants via the harmful, jungle-clad Darien Hole, after crossings hit 300,000 to date this 12 months. As compared, lower than 250,000 migrants crossed in all of 2022. The plan, named “Darien … Read more
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus stated Wednesday it dismantled a prison human smuggling ring liable for bringing boatloads of Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. The jap Mediterranean island nation has seen virtually day by day migrant boat arrivals in latest days. Cypriot police stated three months of investigative work resulted within the arrest of … Read more