Mega detention centre for US migrants sees violence, escapes
Less than a month after it began receiving migrants, a controversial detention centre run by a private firm has been the scene of protests, violence, and escapes, sources said Friday.
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22 cops injured in latest N Ireland anti-immigrant clashes
A fourth night of anti-immigrant unrest in Northern Ireland left another 22 officers injured, police said Friday, as violent protests spread to a second town.
54 migrants rescued from Mediterranean oil platform
Over 50 migrants were headed to the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday after a charity ship rescued them from an abandoned oil platform in the Mediterranean, where one woman gave birth...
1,100 migrants crossed Channel on Saturday
Some 1,194 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in small boats on Saturday, a record for this year according to AFP counting from government data.
Court backs Trump in ending migrant protections
The US Supreme Court handed president Donald Trump a major victory Friday in his immigration crackdown, giving his administration the green light to revoke the legal status of half a million migrants from four Caribbean and Latin American countries...
Greece to toughen migration laws
Greece plans to eliminate a provision allowing irregular migrants to apply for residency after seven years in the country, the migration minister announced Thursday, saying the rule had been abused.
500 migrants rescued off Greek island in recent days
Greek authorities have rescued more than 500 migrants off the southern island of Crete in recent days, the coastguard said in a statement Sunday.
Proposed US remittance tax may hit inflows: experts
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 proposal to impose a 5 per cent tax on remittances sent by immigrants 鈥� including green card holders and H-1B visa holders 鈥� has raised concerns in Bangladesh, with economists warning of a potential decline in remittance inflows and a rise in informal money transfers...
Lithuania takes Belarus to top UN court over migrant influx
Lithuania lodged a complaint at the top UN court Monday seeking compensation from Belarus, including for a fence, over allegations Minsk has sent large numbers of migrants to their shared border...
Trump admin asks SC permission to revoke migrants鈥� status
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to revoke the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
US offers $1,000, travel cost to illegal migrants willing to return home
The Trump administration said Monday it will pay for the travel and give $1,000 to undocumented migrants who 鈥榮elf-deport鈥� back to their home country.
Algerian TV channel suspended over migrant racism
Algerian authorities on Friday suspended broadcasts by a television news channel for 10 days after it used a racist word on social media to describe African migrants...
Eight migrants die off Tunisia, 29 rescued
Eight migrants from various countries died and 29 others were rescued after their boat capsized off the coast of Sfax in central Tunisia, the Tunisian National Guard said on Monday...
US arrests 100 migrants in nightclub raid
US authorities said on Sunday they arrested more than 100 undocumented migrants at a raid on a nightclub in Colorado, the latest detentions in president Donald Trump鈥檚 immigration crackdown...
HC orders action against recruiters
The High Court on Sunday directed the government to take action by August 27 against recruiters who failed to send 17,000 Malaysia-bound aspirant migrants, despite receiving payments from them months before the Awami League regime鈥檚 ouster amid a student-led mass uprising on August 5, 2024...
Voting rights for migrants
BANGLADESH has emerged as an important source of global migrants, with millions seeking improved opportunities and a more secure socio-economic future abroad. The majority of them migrate as temporary workers to the Middle East and Southeast Asian countries while others move as students, skilled professionals or asylum seekers to developed...
India detains over 1,000 migrants reportedly from Bangladesh
Indian police have detained 1,024 Bangladeshi migrants in a sweeping crackdown in the western state of Gujarat aimed at deporting people living there illegally, the state government said Saturday...
RAISE project helps over 200,000 returnee migrants in Bangladesh
As thousands of migrant workers continue to return home, stakeholders at a high-level dialogue in Dhaka on Thursday called for a dignified and sustainable reintegration system that recognises the experiences, skills and contributions of returnees.
Trump move to revoke 5,00,000 immigrants鈥� legal status halted
A federal judge on Monday blocked US president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration from quickly revoking the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti...
Thousands of child migrants killed in decade of Med crossings: UN
Some 3,500 migrant children have died or gone missing in the past decade trying to cross the Mediterranean for Italy, UNICEF estimated on Tuesday, comparable to one child per day...
167 more Bangladeshis return from Libya
Another 167 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants have been repatriated from Libya with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tripoli, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
SUPPORTING JULY MOVEMENT: 10 migrants jailed in KSA return home
A total of 10 Bangladeshi migrants returned home on Friday after the authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia freed 12 Bangladeshis who had been detained for organising special prayers for the victims of the student-led mass uprising that led to...
Nine migrants found dead off Turkey after boat sinks
Nine migrants died and another 25 were rescued on Thursday after their boat started sinking off the western coast of Turkey, officials said...
Migrant boat sinking kills seven in Greece
Seven people, including two children, died and 23 others were rescued on Thursday when an inflatable boat carrying migrants capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, the coast guard said...
US admits deportation 鈥榚rror鈥� as alarm deepens over Trump policy
Donald Trump鈥檚 hardline immigrant policy faced fresh scrutiny Tuesday after officials admitted that an 鈥榓dministrative error鈥� in the hurried deportation process had sent a man to a notorious El Salvador prison...
US revokes legal status for 500,000 immigrants
The United States said Friday it was terminating the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, giving them weeks to leave the country.
Italy finds six bodies, 40 missing after migrant shipwreck
Six people died and 40 are missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as Italian authorities searched for survivors off the island of Lampedusa...
Tunisia says 612 migrants rescued, 18 bodies recovered at sea
Tunisia鈥檚 national guard said on Monday its forces had rescued 612 migrants and recovered the bodies of 18 others in several operations overnight off the country鈥檚 Mediterranean coast.
Protecting migrant workers
THE Middle East has long served as a critical employment destination for migrant workers, especially those from South Asia. The region remains indispensable for Bangladesh, whose economy relies heavily on overseas labour markets. About 70 per cent of Bangladesh鈥檚 more than 15 million overseas workers are employed in Middle Eastern countries, contributing over..
EU to pave way for return hubs in migration reform
The EU is expected Tuesday to open the way for member states to set up migrant return centres outside the bloc 鈥� a highly contentious idea 鈥� following pressure from governments to facilitate deportations.