How a shelter hit by Trump’s aid cuts protects LGBTQ migrants in Mexico
TAPACHULA, Mexico — Ana Esquivel no longer feels like her heart stops every time she sees a police officer. “We’ve been told that they won’t harass or…
DHS to revoke legal status of 532,000 migrants under sponsorship programs
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan speak to reporters in front of the White House on Jan. 29. File photo…
Despite court order, Trump deports hundreds of migrants
President Donald Trump prepares to board Marine One as he departs Washington, DC, enroute to his home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday, March 14,…
Trump administration deports migrants despite judge’s order halting removal
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge’s order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime…
Apprehension of migrants at border reach all-time low of 300 per day in February
Migrants gather at an immigration station in Tapachula, Mexico, on Feb. 24. Activists and shelters on Mexico's southern border observed a decrease in migrants in…
Panama releases dozens of detained migrants from US amid criticism | Migration News
Group of 65 migrants reaches Panama City after being released from the Darien, a dangerous jungle region near Colombia.Panama has released 65 migrants who were…
Federal prison officer ‘alarmed’ about ‘inhumane’ handling of migrants; senators want hearing
Two U.S. lawmakers have asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold an “urgent” hearing about the Trump administration’s decision to hold detained migrants — many…
Panama, Costa Rica turn into ‘black hole’ for migrants, observers say
MIRAMAR, Panama — Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants’ passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts…
Trump administration plans to make undocumented migrants join registry
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it plans to launch a registry requiring immigrants in the country illegally, including children, to submit personal information and…
Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants flown home from Guantanamo Bay
CARACAS, Venezuela — Nearly 200 Venezuelan immigrants to the U.S. were returned to their home country after being detained at Guantanamo Bay in a flurry of flights…
Uncertainty grows among refugees and migrants as Germany heads to the polls | Elections News
Berlin/Cottbus, Germany – Germany is preparing for high-stakes elections, amid fears that far-right sentiment rising while migration policies sit at the centre of political debate.…
US deports dozens of Venezuelan migrants from Guantanamo Bay | News
President Maduro said the handover was a ‘direct request’ from his government to the US and added that his countrymen were ‘rescued’.The United States has…
U.S. deports migrants to Venezuela after Guantanamo transfer is blocked
EL PASO, Texas — Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were…
Can Trump really deport 11 million migrants?
Donald Trump is promising the biggest deportation push in US history. AJLabs examines whether the system can handle it. Source link
Sending migrants to Gitmo will be a fiasco for Trump and everyone else
Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where the Trump administration has started sending people…
Bodies of migrants in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, UN says | Refugees News
IOM urges ‘dignified recovery’ and identification of dozens of bodies discovered in two mass graves in Libya.Gunshot wounds have been discovered on some of the…
Libya finds two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants, refugees | Refugees News
Rights groups and UN agencies have documented systematic abuse against migrants, refugees in Libya including torture, rape and extortion.Libya authorities have uncovered nearly 50 bodies…
Migrants welcomed under Biden fearful as Trump targets legal immigration programs
WASHINGTON — Maria Eugenia Torres Ramirez never sought to reside in the United States illegally. A political activist from Venezuela who fiercely opposes President Nicolas Maduro, she…
Guatemala agrees to take third-country migrants deported from U.S.
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States, the second deportation…
First military flight departs carrying migrants to Guantanamo Bay
WASHINGTON — The first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay has departed and is expected to land Tuesday evening, two…