More than 30 migrants may have drowned after their boat sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, two charities have said. Walking Borders and Alarm Phone said the boat was carrying around 60 people. Spanish authorities said rescue…
Freighter rescues 68 migrants from distress in the Aegean Sea
A passing freighter rescued 68 migrants whose boat was in distress off the Greek island of Kalymnos on Monday morning, Greek media reported. The people had started sail from the Turkish coast, the TV network MEGA reported, citing the coastguard.…
Canada top court upholds migrant pact with the US
Canada’s Supreme Court has upheld an asylum pact between Canada and the United States. The pact – the 2004 Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) – designates the US as a “safe” country for migrants. It requires refugee claimants to request…
At least 2 migrants drown off Spanish Mediterranean coast
At least two migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach the southern coast of Spain by swimming. More than a hundred people were allegedly forced to jump off their boat into the water by gangs of…
Mexico arrests 2nd migrant in detention center fire that killed 40
Mexican authorities have arrested a second migrant for his alleged involvement in a March fire set inside a border detention center that left 40 migrants dead and dozens injured, two federal officials said Friday. One of the officials, who both…
Not every Japa suffers o
Enough, if not too much, has been said about this business of Japa. ‘Don’t japa,’ ‘Japa with sense, those who have Japa-ed are suffering but pretending to be enjoying…’ It’s the “suffering” part that gets me. I can almost imagine…
EU Commissioner calls on Greece to explain migrant ‘‘pushback’’ video
EU Home Affairs Commissioner, Ylva Johansson on Monday called on Greece to investigate media reports of 12 migrants being allegedly abandoned at sea by the Greek coast guard. Johansson tweeted that she wants the incident “fully and independently investigated” and…
Mexico police rescue 34 migrants kidnapped from bus
Authorities on Thursday, said Mexican police rescued 34 migrants in a farm, who were kidnapped from a bus in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon bordering the U.S. The migrants were kidnapped in Los Medina, a village near the city of…
Boat carrying 400 migrants adrift between Italy and Malta
A vessel with around 400 migrants and refugees onboard is adrift between Italy and Malta as it awaits rescue from the Italian coastguard, according to sea rescue support service Alarm Phone. People onboard the vessel told Alarm Phone in a…
Texas officials find migrants in shipping container on a train
The bodies of two people were found Friday on a freight train in Texas after someone telephoned officials to let them know that there were people on board who were in distress. It was not immediately clear who made the…