‘Disillusioned about China’, more Chinese aim for US via risky Darien Gap | Migration
Necocli, Colombia – Shortly after 8am, about a dozen Chinese migrants rush out the doors of Mansion del Darien, a rundown hotel a few blocks…
Albania approves contested deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy | Migration News
Rights groups criticise agreement that could see up to 36,000 people a year held in Italian-run asylum-processing centres. Albania’s Parliament has approved a deal signed…
U.S. expands visa restrictions on transportation operators aiding irregular migration
The United States on Wednesday expanded a new vis restriction policy that aims to curb the number of migrants and asylum seekers attempting to illegally…
Donald Trump just did Europe a favor – POLITICO
OK, now what? The truth is, Europe only has itself to blame for the morass. Trump has been harping on about NATO’s laggards for years,…
Egyptians accused of Pylos shipwreck deny smuggling charges, blame Greece | Refugees News
Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Athens, Greece – Saeed* cannot understand why he is in the Avlona prison, a…
‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system | Workers’ Rights News
Montreal, Canada – “It would be contrary to the whole Canadian belief in freedom of the individual.” The year was 1952, and Canada’s then-minister of…
In Tunisia, the families of El Hancha’s disappeared fight to find them | Migration News
The families of 37 Tunisians from El Hancha near Sfax who went missing at sea have taken their protest to the capital over what they…
Photos: Inside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis, in Renk and Maban | Refugees News
For the last 10 months, thousands of people have fled the civil war in Sudan to Renk, a town just over the border in South…
Embattled immigration deal shows rightward lurch for Biden and Democrats | Migration News
Washington, DC – The deal seemed all but dead on arrival. Less than a day after leaders in the United States Senate unveiled a bipartisan…
A Crisis of Opportunity: Addressing the Root Causes of Emigration in the Western Balkans
Authors: Dr. Albana Shehaj and Dr. Valbona Zeneli The Western Balkans (WB) have faced significant population losses due to emigration over the past decades. Countries…
In legal no-man’s land, refugees in Malaysia struggle to eat, pay rent | Refugees News
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – It is late afternoon in Kuala Lumpur and in the harsh heat, Zabi* concludes his third visit to the doctor in…
Kamala Harris was tapped to fix the immigration crisis. Then the problem shifted
WASHINGTON — President Biden, facing a political crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in the early days of his administration, tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead…
Waiting For The Barbarians – Modern Diplomacy
It is traditionally held that the two oldest professions in the world are prostitution and politics. I am inclined to add a third – blaming…
Harris faces pitfalls in tackling Central America migration
WASHINGTON — Republicans have been pounding Vice President Kamala Harris for weeks, asking when she’ll travel to Central America and Mexico to begin face-to-face talks about…
German upper house approves bill easing citizenship rules | Demographics News
Lawmakers in the upper house of parliament passed the legislation that will simplify the process of naturalisation. German lawmakers have passed a bill that makes…
Why Persistent Efforts Over Decades Have Yet to Successfully Resolve Illegal Migration in the U.S.?
Embarking on an investigative journey into the heart of illegal migration in the United States unveils a perplexing paradox – a puzzle persisting over decades…
Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre | Rohingya News
Police blame riot after 115 Rohingya and 16 other people from Myanmar escaped the facility on Thursday night. Malaysia is searching for dozens of Rohingya…
Top French court rejects large parts of controversial immigration bill | Migration News
The court rejected measures that toughen access to social benefits, family reunification, and immigration quotas. More than a third of articles in a controversial immigration…
Seeking medical care, one family races anticipated US border restrictions | Migration News
Medellin, Colombia – Victor Hidalgo Lopez had already carried his three-year-old daughter through 10 countries by the time they reached Mexico. Along the way, they used…
What’s so controversial about France’s new immigration bill? | Migration News
A controversial new French immigration bill which has sparked popular protests will come before the country’s Constitutional Council on Thursday. On Sunday, tens of thousands…