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...
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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...
Venezuela says migrants were tortured in Salvadoran prison
Venezuela announced a probe Monday into torture claims by 252 migrants the United States had sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison where they said they were beaten, sexually abused and fed rotten food...
New clashes outside London hotel housing migrants
Anti-migrant protests degenerated again late Sunday outside a London hotel housing asylum seekers, as rioters threw bottles and smoke bombs at the police...
Many Bangladesh nationals living in Greece at risk
Undocumented migrants from Bangladesh and other countries in Greece are now at risk of deportation as the government of the European country has tightened its migration related law suspending the registration of...
US deports 5 migrants from Asian, Caribbean nations to Eswatini
The United States deported five migrants from Asian and Caribbean countries to the small African kingdom of Eswatini, officials said Tuesday.
Several hurt in anti-migrant unrest in Spanish town
Several people were hurt in a second night of anti-migrant unrest in the Spanish town of Torre Pacheco after a pensioner was beaten up, authorities said on Sunday...
ATAB seeks govt help to curb air ticket prices
The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh has called for urgent government intervention to stop 鈥榮yndicate鈥� control in the air ticket market, which has led to abnormal fare hikes and created hardship for migrant workers and general passengers...
4 dead as migrant boat capsizes off Dominican
Four migrants died and about 20 were missing after their boat capsized off the coast of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean, authorities said Friday...
Hopes for migrant deal as Macron wraps up UK state visit
London and Paris were working Thursday to thrash out a deal on undocumented migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats on the last day of the French president鈥檚 state visit to Britain...
South Sudan says US deportees under govt care
War-torn South Sudan has said it is looking after a group of eight criminal migrants controversially deported from the United States...
Judge blocks Trump from ending Haitians鈥� protected status
A federal judge in New York has ordered a halt to the Trump administration鈥檚 bid to revoke temporary legal protections for Haitian migrants...
Record 19,982 migrants cross English Channel since January 1
Almost 20,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats from continental Europe since January 1, UK government figures showed on Tuesday, a new record for the first half of a year...
Migrant boat sinks off Italy, leaving one dead, 87 survivors
A migrant boat sank between Tunisia and Italy, leaving one woman dead, though the Italian coastguard managed to rescue 87 survivors, the Red Cross said Monday...
US Supreme Court allows third country deportations to resume
A divided US Supreme Court paved the way on Monday for the Trump administration to resume deportations of undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own...
60 migrants feared dead after Libya shipwrecks
At least 60 migrants are feared dead after a pair of shipwrecks off the coast of Libya over the past week, according to the International Organisation for Migration...
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.
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...