Bodies of 65 people found in mass grave in Libya: UN migration agency | Refugees News
The IOM believes the people were migrants who died in the process of being smuggled through the desert in Libya. The bodies of at least…
Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration | Migration News
Texas has upped its fight to make a controversial new law — which would allow local authorities to arrest and detain migrants — enforceable. The…
‘Horrific’: US Supreme court allows Texas to detain, deport migrants | Migration News
The United States Supreme Court has lifted a pause on a controversial law that allows Texas state authorities to detain and deport migrants and asylum…
Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner banned from entering Germany | The Far Right News
Sellner is known for his talk about ‘remigration’ at a recent meeting of nationalist populists in Europe that triggered large protests in Germany. Far-right Austrian…
How migration transformed an Indigenous town in Panama’s Darien Gap | Migration
Bajo Chiquito, Panama – For many years, residents in the remote Indigenous community of Bajo Chiquito, Panama, lived a quiet life. No paved roads lead…
Migrant workers exploited, abused in Italy’s prized fine wine vineyards | Labour Rights
Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Piedmont, Italy – One of the first words that Sajo* learned in the Langhe,…
EU announces $8bn package for Egypt as part of deal to check migrant flows | Migration News
The agreement, which lifts the EU’s relationship with Egypt to a ‘strategic partnership’, has drawn criticism from rights groups. The European Union has announced a…
Why are one-fifth of the world’s migratory species facing extinction? | Wildlife News
The flocks of birds that fill the skies during their long migrations and the herds of animals that make their way across vast expanses of…
Finland moves to block asylum seekers from entering via Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Nordic nation closed all border crossings with Finland last year after registering a surge in asylum seekers. Finland plans to adopt temporary legislation that…
Japan’s bid to cancel residency of foreigners who dodge taxes stirs unease | Migration News
Tokyo, Japan – For foreigners in Japan, permanent residency has long been a much sought-after assurance of security in a country that has historically shunned…
Survivors of rescued Mediterranean ship say dozens died during the voyage | Refugees News
At least 60 people died as the boat spent about a week lost at sea after leaving Libya, survivors tell rescuers. Survivors from a deflating…
UK plans to pay asylum seekers to move to Rwanda | Migration News
Plans are separate from the ‘Rwanda bill’, a stalled plan to forcibly deport most asylum seekers to the African country. The United Kingdom’s government is…
Fears of mass migration from Myanmar as military plans to draft thousands | Conflict News
Ko Naing* is just the sort of young man Myanmar’s military is looking for. Hoping to make up for recruitment shortfalls and battlefield losses against…
‘Incendiary and wrong’: Biden spurs anger for calling migrant ‘an illegal’ | Joe Biden News
Rights advocates have slammed United States President Joe Biden for referring to an undocumented immigrant as “an illegal” during his State of the Union address,…
Government growth plan ‘relies on migration’ – Starmer
Labour said a "long-term plan, a strategic plan” was the best way to grow the economy.Reacting to Wednesday's Budget, Sir Keir Starmer told broadcasters the…
They fled Ukraine to the Netherlands. Why are they being expelled? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Thousands of third-country nationals who found refuge in the Netherlands after Russia’s February 24, 2022 invasion have been told to leave the country by Monday.…
Seven-year-old girl killed in English Channel crossing attempt | Migration News
Deadly incident is the third fatal English Channel crossing attempt this year. A seven-year-old girl has drowned after a small boat carrying 16 people trying…
A woman has to be ‘stronger than a lion’ to cross the Mediterranean | Migration
Mediterranean Sea - On the open sea, thousands of kilometres from land, on a flimsy blue wooden boat, 21-year-old Linda* from Daraa, Syria, didn’t care…
Relief as Italian court says rescued refugees cannot be sent back to Libya | Migration News
Tunis, Tunisia – News that an Italian court had blocked the country’s vessels from returning refugees and migrants to Libya was welcomed by the tens…
Five drown as migrant boat capsizes during rescue operation off Malta | Migration News
Eight other people were injured and 21 were rescued by Malta’s armed forces. Five people have died and eight others were injured after the boat…