World Becoming Less Tolerant of Migrants; Gallup Poll Says
The world is becoming less tolerant of migrants, according to a poll released on Wednesday as Europe prepared to unveil a new asylum plan.
Boat Capsized near Libya, Dozens of Migrants Presumed Dead
The UN migration agency said Tuesday that a boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya.
Six Migrants Died, Dozens Rescued Off Libya Coast; UN Reports
A woman who gave birth at sea was among 93 migrants rescued off Libyan shores as they tried to reach Europe, but six others died along the way.
ILO Says Migrant Workers Need Support for Pandemic Disruption
The UN labor agency appealed to governments on Wednesday to support tens of millions of migrant workers forced to return to their homelands due to the coronavirus pandemic only to face unemployment and poverty.
Iranian delegation to probe Harirud incident
A high-ranking Iranian delegation will arrive in Kabul today to conduct investigations on Harirud incident, which lead to the death of a number of Afghan migrants.
Iran: migrants incident occurred on Afghanistan’s soil
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi stressed that a recent incident happened to a number of Afghan migrants occurred on Afghanistan’s territory.
Turkey Deploys 1000 Police at Greek Border to Stem Push-Back of Migrants
Turkey is deploying 1,000 special police forces along its border with Greece on Thursday to halt the pushback of migrants toward its territory, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said, adding that 164 migrants had been wounded by Greek authorities.
Hundreds of Migrants Protest
Around 400 migrants staged a fresh protest Tuesday against conditions on the Greek island of Lesbos, police said, two days after a deadly fire at the overcrowded migrant camp there.
Hundreds of Hondurans Set Off toward United States in New Caravan
Hundreds of Honduran migrants began the long trek north on Monday, part of new US-bound caravan that hopes to succeed even as a previous wave of Central Americans were unable to quickly enter the United States. Central American migrant caravans have become a flashpoint in the debate over US immigration policy, as President Donald Trump […]
Nearly 400 Migrants Die at US Border in 2018
At least 376 migrants died at the US-Mexico border in 2018, according to a UN monitor. The estimate from the International Organization on Migration’s Missing Migrants Project includes 214 men, 20 women and four children. The other 138 could not be identified from their remains. Others likely died, but their remains have not been found, […]