UK small boat migrant arrivals this year exceed total for 2024
Nearly 37,000 migrants arrived in the UK by small boats this year, more than the total for the whole of 2024, interior ministry figures showed on Thursday.
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Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck
Migrants and rights activists protested in Rome Saturday against Italy鈥檚 migrant deal with Libya, a day after some 20 people were feared dead in the latest boat wreck in the Mediterranean.
UK sends 26 migrants to France, takes 18 under 鈥榠n-out鈥� deal
Britain鈥檚 government said Thursday it had removed 26 irregular migrants to France and taken 18 migrants in return under its 鈥榦ne-in, one-out鈥� deal with Paris, after facing some early obstacles.
4 migrants die as boat capsizes off Greece
The Greek coastguard recovered four bodies Tuesday after an inflatable boat carrying 38 migrants capsized off the island of Lesbos.
Govt services for migrant labour must improve
REMITTANCE earnings of migrant workers significantly contribute to the economy. Yet, government services for them remain inadequate and unsatisfactory. In a multi-stakeholder consultation meeting in Dhaka on September 30, civic groups called on the government to improve its labour migration services. The government agencies, mainly the Bureau of Manpower...
UK to review how courts interpret migrants鈥� rights: Starmer
Prime minister Keir Starmer vowed in an interview aired Wednesday to review how UK courts interpret international human rights laws as he bids to curb immigration levels and deport more migrants...
French officials say almost 400聽UK-bound migrants rescued
French security forces rescued almost 400 migrants seeking to take advantage of good weather and make the perilous crossing across the Channel to England in a weekend that also saw several fatalities, authorities in northern France said on Monday.
Migrant found dead on beach in France
A young migrant was found dead early Sunday on a beach in northern France, the latest in a rising number of deaths in attempted Channel crossings, local authorities said.
Stranded Malaysia-bound workers block city road
Several hundred Malaysia-bound migrant workers blocked traffic in Dhaka on Sunday morning, demanding that the government immediately ensure their long-delayed departure...
Upholding rights of migrant workers
MIGRANT workers from Bangladesh are the silent heroes of the country鈥檚 economy. Their hard-earned money, sent back home as remittances, is a huge source of foreign currency that helps keep the nation stable and growing. Their hard work builds the...
Three killed in attempts to cross Channel
Three people are believed to have been crushed to death and three others were missing in two separate incidents as migrants attempted to cross the English Channel, French officials said on Wednesday...
Australia to pay $1.6b for Nauru migrant resettlement
Australia will pay US$1.6 billion to the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru over the next three decades to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island under a secretive new deal, officials said.
Seven killed after migrant boat stranded in Med
Seven people were lost at sea and 41 others were brought to Italy鈥檚 Lampedusa island after a migrant boat got into difficulty in the Mediterranean, German NGO Sea-Watch said Wednesday...
377 Bangladeshis among 770 undocumented migrants held in Malaysia
At least 377 Bangladeshi nationals, among 770 undocumented migrants, were detained during a special operation by Malaysia鈥檚 Immigration Department in the Bukit Bintang area of Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday evening, reports Bernama, the Malaysian national news agency...
Two migrants trying to reach Greek island drown
Two would-be migrants, an adult man and a girl, were found dead on Saturday morning on a beach of the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes, Greek Coastguard told AFP.
Migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania, killing 69
A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, killing 69 people, officials said Friday.
Why are countries accepting deportees from the US
Several poor countries, mostly in Africa, have agreed to take deportees from the United States as part of president Donald Trump鈥檚 crackdown on undocumented migrants. What motivates them?
Uganda reaches agreement with US to take migrants
Uganda has agreed to receive migrants who do not qualify to remain in the United States, a foreign ministry official said Thursday, in Washington鈥檚 latest attempt to speed up deportations.
78 killed in Afghanistan bus accident
The death toll from a collision between a bus carrying Afghan migrants returning from Iran and two other vehicles in western Afghanistan has risen to 78, provincial officials said on Wednesday...
20 killed in shipwreck off Italy鈥檚 Lampedusa
At least 20 migrants died after a boat overturned in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, with many more still missing, the UN鈥檚 refugee agency said...
50,000 migrants cross English Channel since Starmer joins office
More than 50,000 people have made the perilous Channel crossing to the UK in small boats since Keir Starmer became prime minister last July, official figures showed on Tuesday.
Migrants saved from refrigerated lorry in France
French medics had to treat Eritrean migrants hidden in a UK-bound refrigerated lorry for hypothermia Saturday, after the driver heard their cries for help, officials said.
UK says first migrants held under return deal with France
The UK said Thursday it had detained the first migrants under a new 鈥榦ne-in, one-out鈥� deal with France in which it can return people crossing the Channel on small boats.
Cambodian workers flock home from Thailand
Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have returned from Thailand following deadly border clashes between the two neighbours, a labour ministry official said on Wednesday...
76 killed, dozens missing as migrant boat sinks off Yemen
At least 76 people were killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials said Monday...
Govt urged to bring back July protesters from UAE jail
Bangladeshi migrants who were arrested and jailed in the UAE in July 2024 and returned home receiving special pardon demanded that the government bring back the rest 26 migrants who are still in jail...
Libya detains 1,500 undocumented migrants
Libyan authorities detained on Saturday some 1,500 undocumented migrant workers in a raid on a neighbourhood housing them east of the capital Tripoli, an AFP reporter saw...
19 Bangladeshis repatriated from Tunisia
Nineteen irregular Bangladeshi migrants were repatriated from Tunisia on Thursday with the support of Bangladesh government and the International Organization for Migration...
India expels 1,500 Muslims to Bangladesh recently: HRW
Indian authorities have expelled more than 1,500 Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh in recent weeks without due process, claiming that they are 鈥榠llegal immigrants鈥�, the Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
UK launches first sanctions to deter migrant crossings
The UK imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than two dozen people, groups and suppliers from the Balkans, the Middle East and China accused of helping migrants cross the Channel...
