Articles for Migrants

Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths tensions between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte
1 day, 1 hour ago

Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths tensions between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte

Associated Press  

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte — Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population. Fatima, who only gave her first name because her family is known locally, added that “the island can’t support the people living in it, let alone allow more to come.” Mayotte, a French department …

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Number of domestic migrants lowered by 12 per cent since 2011: Report
1 day, 14 hours ago

Number of domestic migrants lowered by 12 per cent since 2011: Report

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The number of domestic migrants have lowered by nearly 12% to 40.20 crore between 2011 and 2023, indicating increased economic opportunities across the country, said a report by prime minister’s economic advisory panel EAC-PM. As per a paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, the number of domestic migrants stood at 40,20,90,396 in 2023, which …

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Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
1 day, 17 hours ago

Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard said Saturday it was searching for survivors or victims of a speedboat capsizing a day earlier involving migrants off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes. A total of 18 migrants — 12 men, three women and three minors — all Afghan nationals, were rescued, the coast guard said Saturday. Seven migrants were killed and …

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Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019
2 days, 19 hours ago

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019

Associated Press  

ROME — A court in Sicily Friday found Italian Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship in 2019, when he was interior minister. The court in the city of Palermo dropped all the charges against Salvini in relation an incident in 2019, when he refused to allow the migrants to leave …

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'Clearly illegal': Trump megadonors reportedly employ undocumented migrants
2 days, 19 hours ago

'Clearly illegal': Trump megadonors reportedly employ undocumented migrants

Raw Story  

Two of Donald Trump's top megadonors routinely brought reportedly undocumented workers to the U.S. from Mexico to work at their warehouses in Wisconsin and elsewhere. Uline, the office and shipping supply company controlled by billionaire Republican donors Liz and Dick Uihlein, staffed its facilities with Mexican workers using tourist visa and B1 visas meant for employees entering the country temporarily …

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Delhi: ‘Identify Illegal Bangladeshi Migrant Children, Ensure No Birth Certificates Issued’, MCD Orders Schools
2 days, 20 hours ago

Delhi: ‘Identify Illegal Bangladeshi Migrant Children, Ensure No Birth Certificates Issued’, MCD Orders Schools

ABP News  

Delhi News: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has issued an order requiring schools to verify and identify the children of illegal Bangladeshi migrants and to ensure that no birth certificates are issued to such individuals. According to an order copy shared by news agency ANI, the Education Department has been instructed to take appropriate steps to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrant …

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Italy's Salvini defiant as verdict due in migrant trial
3 days, 3 hours ago

Italy's Salvini defiant as verdict due in migrant trial

Raw Story  

by Ljubomir MILASIN with Alice RITCHIE in Rome Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was defiant Friday as he arrived for the verdict in his long-running trial for blocking a migrant rescue ship at sea, for which he risks six years in jail. - Resist the pressure - Meloni, whose hard-right government has also targeted charity rescue ships in its …

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8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
3 days, 5 hours ago

8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greeece — A speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead, Greek authorities said. The coast guard said the incident occurred while the speedboat was carrying out “dangerous maneuvers” to try and evade a patrol vessel, causing migrants to fall into the sea. AP AUDIO: 8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat …

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Texas launches billboards asking illegal migrants the most shocking question ever to dissuade crossings
3 days, 8 hours ago

Texas launches billboards asking illegal migrants the most shocking question ever to dissuade crossings

Daily Mail  

Texas Governor Greg Abbott's new anti-border crossing campaign uses shocking language to warn illegal migrants that their daughter may be raped if they try to cross. Abbott's move was made not long after Donald Trump's 'border czar' Tom Homan said the Texas governor had done more to secure the border than any member of the Biden administration. Texas Governor Greg …

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Texas governor warns migrants they could be raped if they cross border illegally: report
3 days, 11 hours ago

Texas governor warns migrants they could be raped if they cross border illegally: report

Raw Story  

Greg Abbott on Thursday unveiled a grim new billboard campaign that he hopes will encourage migrants to think twice before crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in his state. Abbott has spent $100,000 on the conservative state’s latest attempt to deter illegal border crossings – this time in the form of a set of Spanish billboards translated into messages including: “How much …

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Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on rescue ship
3 days, 14 hours ago

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on rescue ship

LA Times  

A court in Sicily on Friday found Italian Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship in 2019, when he was interior minister. The court in the city of Palermo dropped all the charges against Salvini in relation to an incident in 2019, when he refused to allow the migrants to leave …

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At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast
3 days, 14 hours ago

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say at least eight people died after the driver lost control of the boat as he attempted to flee. At least eight refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of Greece after the coastguard chased a boat they were on in the Aegean Sea. The speedboat capsized near the island of Rhodes as it attempted to flee a …

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Truth about migrant hotels: They host tens of thousands of young men and cost billions. Now our investigation raises disturbing questions about exactly who's in them... and why the government is obses
3 days, 21 hours ago

Truth about migrant hotels: They host tens of thousands of young men and cost billions. Now our investigation raises disturbing questions about exactly who's in them... and why the government is obses

Daily Mail  

A few days ago, I rang to book a room at the Mercure Hotel in central Leeds for a weekend next January. An Afghan ‘teenage’ migrant was convicted last year of sexually touching a 12-year-old boy in the bedroom of his Home Office hotel in Waltham Forest, east London. A request to the Home Office for an independent review of …

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20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia
4 days ago

20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 20 people who appeared to have drowned after a shipwreck off the country’s Mediterranean coastline, near a popular point of departure for migrants attempting to reach Europe by boat. The country’s National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday that coast guard members dispatched to the sinking ship rescued five people …

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End of road for Indians looking to enter US via Canada?
4 days, 14 hours ago

End of road for Indians looking to enter US via Canada?

India Today  

The illegal Canadian route that thousands of Indians take each year in pursuit of the American Dream might lead to a dead end. Trump and his aides have criticised the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for lax security on the US-Canada border, which they say has allowed unhindered flow of immigrants and drugs into the US. While the Southern …

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Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued
4 days, 14 hours ago

Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued

India TV News  

In Tunisia, a shipwreck off the coast country's Mediterranean coastline has claimed the lives of at least 20 migrants. The coast guard members who were dispatched to the sinking boat have recovered the bodies of 20 people and rescued 5 people, Tunisia's National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday. Tunisia's efforts to prevent deaths at sea Notably, in its …

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Trump's promise to end CBP One app worries migrants waiting in Mexico
4 days, 14 hours ago

Trump's promise to end CBP One app worries migrants waiting in Mexico

NPR  

Trump's promise to end CBP One app worries migrants waiting in Mexico toggle caption Paul Ratje for NPR CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — David Melgar and his wife stand at the top of the Paso del Norte International Bridge. toggle caption Paul Ratje for NPR Since January 2023, the CBP One app has provided nearly 900,000 people with appointments to show …

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Italy’s deputy premier faces verdict for blocking migrants at sea
4 days, 14 hours ago

Italy’s deputy premier faces verdict for blocking migrants at sea

LA Times  

A man who threw himself in the water from the Open Arms vessel is intercepted by the Italian Coast Guard as he tried to swim to the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, on Aug. 20, 2019. Italy’s deputy premier, Matteo Salvini, has sounded defiant ahead of Friday’s court verdict in Sicily for blocking some 100 migrants at sea on a …

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Ontario’s premier says Trump’s tariffs would be a disaster for US markets
5 days, 14 hours ago

Ontario’s premier says Trump’s tariffs would be a disaster for US markets

Associated Press  

TORONTO — The premier of Canada’s most populous province said Tuesday President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on all Canadian products would be a “disaster” that would hurt U.S. stock markets. Ontario Premier Doug Ford also said in an interview with The Associated Press that he’s “extremely worried” about Trump’s plan to launch a mass deportation of …

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UK unlawfully detained migrants on Indian Ocean island, judge rules
6 days ago

UK unlawfully detained migrants on Indian Ocean island, judge rules

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of more than 60 asylum seekers were unlawfully …

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How Mexico is trying to avoid a migrant crisis under Trump
6 days, 3 hours ago

How Mexico is trying to avoid a migrant crisis under Trump

Raw Story  

Mexico is scrambling to prevent a crisis at its border with the United States ahead of another Donald Trump presidency during which he has vowed mass deportations. A rush to the border by migrants trying to enter the United States before the start of Trump's second term predicted by some activists has failed to materialize. - Negotiation - AFP Venezuelan …

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Trump for Dummies
6 days, 11 hours ago

Trump for Dummies

Hindustan Times  

Hello and welcome to the Donald J. Trump School of Politics and Public Policy! Always bear in mind the key insight of Mr Trump’s mentor, the red-baiting lawyer Roy Cohn: “I bring out the worst in my enemies, and that’s how I get them to defeat themselves.” Mr Trump’s opponents forgot or ignored that the previous “largest deportation program of …

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Mexico cracks down on migrants ahead of Trump's return to White House
6 days, 12 hours ago

Mexico cracks down on migrants ahead of Trump's return to White House

Firstpost  

Trump, who takes office on January 20, threatened last month to impose steep 25-percent tariffs on imports from Mexico over the influx of migrants as well as drug trafficking View of the border between El Paso, Texas, United States, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Trump, who takes office on January 20, threatened last month to impose steep 25-percent tariffs on …

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Canada proposes new border funding amid Trump's tariff threat over migration
6 days, 14 hours ago

Canada proposes new border funding amid Trump's tariff threat over migration

India Today  

Canada's government on Monday proposed CAD1.3 billion for border security after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened tariffs unless Canada reduced the movement of migrants and drugs into the US. The money would go towards Public Safety Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Communications Security Establishment, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police," the statement said. The statement said the government …

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