Troops fire gas as migrants try to storm into Mexico
January 21, 2020 | 15:02
Hundreds of Central Americans from a new migrant caravan tried to force their way into Mexico on Monday (Jan 20) by crossing the river that divides the country from Guatemala, prompting the National Guard to fire tear gas.
Italy orders seizure of migrant rescue ship Aquarius over 'toxic' waste
November 21, 2018 | 10:19
ROME: Italy has ordered the seizure of the migrant rescue ship Aquarius for allegedly dumping potentially toxic waste, Doctors without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday (Nov 20), in a fresh blow for aid groups working in the Mediterranean.
Trump launches crackdown on Central American asylum seekers
November 10, 2018 | 09:10
WASHINGTON: The United States embarked on Friday (Nov 9) on a policy of automatically rejecting asylum claims of people who cross the Mexican border illegally in a bid to deter Central American migrants and force Mexico to handle them.
Migrants clash with police at Bosnian-Croatian border
October 25, 2018 | 09:12
VELIKA KLADUSA, Bosnia and Herzegovina: At least three migrants were hurt Wednesday (Oct 24) in a second day of skirmishes with police at Bosnia's border with EU member state Croatia, according to an AFP journalist, with several officers also reporting minor injuries.
More than 7,000 people headed for US in migrant caravan: UN
October 23, 2018 | 11:46
More than 7,000 people have joined the migrant caravan headed toward the US border with Mexico, a UN spokesman said Monday, citing estimates of the International Organization for Migration.
Migrant truck crash kills 22 in Turkey
October 15, 2018 | 10:36
Twenty-two people, including children, died on Sunday (Oct 14) when a vehicle carrying migrants reportedly heading for EU member Greece plunged off the highway into a waterway in western Turkey.
Italy threatens EU funding in migrant row
August 25, 2018 | 08:40
Italy's populist government warned it would pull European Union funding unless it agrees to take some of the 150 people stranded on an Italian coastguard ship on Friday (Aug 24), sparking a fresh immigration row with the bloc.
Spain struggles with spike in migrant arrivals
August 01, 2018 | 10:24
Since being plucked from a packed inflatable boat by Spanish rescuers in the Mediterranean on Friday (Jul 27), Glenn Alban has slept outdoors on a bed of flattened cardboard boxes in the port of Algeciras in southern Spain.
EU migrant policy suffers blow as Italy, Libya reject proposals
July 21, 2018 | 08:00
The European Union's migrant strategy suffered a major new setback on Friday (Jul 20) with Italy refusing to freely accept people rescued at sea and Libya spurning a proposal for asylum processing centres.
New row brewing between Italy and Malta over migrant arrivals
July 14, 2018 | 10:03
Italy and Malta appeared to be heading for another spat over migrant arrivals after the Italian interior minister on Friday (Jul 13) said he would not allow a ship carrying over 400 people to dock.
German coalition parties agree tougher migrant policy: SPD chief
July 06, 2018 | 08:51
The three parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's shaky coalition government on Thursday (Jul 5) rallied around a tougher policy on migration and asylum aimed at placating conservative allies.
Hardline eastern EU members crow victory over migrant deal
June 30, 2018 | 09:28
Four eastern EU states which have all taken a tough anti-migrant stance crowed victory on Friday (Jun 29) over a controversial deal dropping the bloc's mandatory quota system in favour of measures designed to stem the influx of asylum seekers.
EU tracking 65,000 migrant smugglers: Europol
April 05, 2018 | 16:27
European law enforcement officials say they are tracking at least 65,000 migrant smugglers, twice as many as at the height of the migration crisis three years ago, as the illegal trade booms.
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