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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
Attorneys sue Trump admin to keep 10 migrants including Bangladeshi out of Guantanamo Bay
Civil rights attorneys sued the Trump administration Saturday to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants including a Bangladeshi detained in the US to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia demand ESKL shutdown
The Malaysia chapter of the 鈥楤angladesh Prabashi Odhikar Parishad鈥� on Thursday protested the alleged data breach and corruption linked to ESKL, a passport, visa, immigration service providing company reportedly owned by members of Sheikh family...