Tag: Migrants
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ICE released over 435,000 migrants with criminal convictions, data shows
The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement told a Texas border lawmaker this week that 435,000 undocumented migrants with criminal convictions have been released by the agency to cities around the United States. ICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechleitner sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, saying as of July 21, there were…
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Families of jailed Tunisians call on ICC to look into claims of migrant abuse, political persecution
Families and lawyers of imprisoned Tunisian opposition figures implored the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to probe alleged rights violations against migrants in the country. In a statement, lawyer Rodney Dixon said, ‘Black African migrants are facing brutal and heartless treatment at the hands of the Tunisian authorities…Countless migrants report similar experiences of arbitrary arrest…
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Spain’s Canary Islands see surge in migrants
El Hierro, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, has become a major destination for African migrants seeking better opportunities. In 2023, over 14,500 people arrived on the small island, with numbers continuing to rise in 2024. Migrants, hailing from countries like Senegal, Gambia, and Mali, arrive in boats called cayucos, and the island’s residents, known as…
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The UK has committed £84 million to Africa and the Middle East in an effort to curb illegal migration “at its source”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer also vowed that his government would “collaborate with European partners to exchange intelligence data and expertise, aiming to dismantle the smuggling networks.” “But to stop illegal migration, we must also tackle it at source. So today I’m announcing £84 million of new funding for projects across Africa and the Middle East.…
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Mexican president calls Donald Trump ‘a friend’ and says he’ll warn him against closing border
Mexico’s president called Donald Trump “a friend” Friday and said he would write to the former U.S. president to warn him against pledging to close the border or blaming migrants for bringing drugs into the United States. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Trump “a man of intelligence and vision,” despite Trump’s repeated calls to…
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis rips NYC official who suggested Staten Island should house more migrants
Staten Island Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) on Monday slammed Queens Borough President Donovan Richards for suggesting that her borough hasn’t taken in its fair share of migrants. Malliotakis said the Democrat only had himself to blame for his borough taking the brunt of the migrant crisis — with Queens being home to 36% of the…
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Bodies of 89 migrants retrieved from Atlantic
Coastguards in Mauritania have recovered 89 bodies of migrants from a boat that capsized in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. Nine people – including a five-year-old girl – were rescued, but dozens more are missing. Survivors say the vessel – a traditional fishing boat – set sail last week from the Senegalese-Gambian border area with…
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Mississippi police officer loses job after telling man to ‘go back to Mexico’
RICHLAND, Miss. (AP) — A white Mississippi police officer has lost his job after telling a Hispanic man to “go back to Mexico” while the officer was responding to a disturbance at a home. The officer resigned after he was “relieved of duty” for using “derogatory slurs,” Richland Police Chief Adrian Ready said in a…
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Migrants crossing Panama’s Darien Gap in increasing numbers
🇵🇦 Just over 170,000 migrants crossed the Darien Gap that connects Panama to Colombia over the first five months of this year, Panama’s migration agency said on Thursday, suggesting 2024 could again break records. This is 2% higher than the nearly 167,000 who made the crossing in the same period of last year, data from…
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