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Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank en route to Spain, a Malian minister says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to reach Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for…
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More than 10,000 migrants died this year trying to reach Spain by sea, aid group says
MADRID (AP) — More than 10,000 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year, a report released by a Spanish migration rights…
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Texas man accused of smuggling 100 migrants in a locked trailer
What's New A Texas man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly smuggling over 100 migrants, including children, in a…
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What the New Border Czar Says Isn't Necessarily What Goes
President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promise of mass deportation has met its man in "border czar" Tom Homan. Having promised to "run…
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Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs?
MEXICO CITY — In recent days, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has touted her country’s largest-ever seizure of fentanyl and…
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Migrants who survived Madagascar boat tragedy arrive back in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Nearly 50 survivors of a migrant boat tragedy last month that left 25 people dead in the Indian Ocean off…
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Sanctuary cities resisting Donald Trump could pay a price: Legal analyst
Legal analyst and attorney Jonathan Turley wrote Friday in an opinion column for USA Today that sanctuary cities that resist…
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Video appears to show Border Patrol agent run over migrant
Disturbing footage has emerged showing a U.S. Border Patrol agent striking a migrant with a vehicle along the U.S.-Mexico border.…
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Bavaria's AfD demands Germany conduct mass deportations of migrants
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) state-level branch in Bavaria passed a "Bavarian resolution for remigration" during a party…
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Italy's plan to screen migrants in Albania hits another snag with 2nd group returning to Italy
MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s program to screen asylum seekers outside of European Union borders in Albania hit another…
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One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy
ROME (AP) — One of the eight migrants brought for processing in an Albanian center after being intercepted in international waters has…
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Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania, despite failing to process the first group
SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship docked Friday at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed…
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Italian ship takes migrants to Albania in 2nd test of deal to process claims outside the EU
MILAN (AP) — An Italian naval ship carrying migrants was en route Wednesday to Albania to have asylum applications processed under a…
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Smuggler selling ‘fast track’ Channel crossing speaks to BBC undercover reporter
The Vietnamese people smuggler emerged, briefly and hesitantly, from the shadows of a scraggly forest close to the northern French…
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First migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy
SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship on Saturday took back to Italy the first 12 migrants from newly opened asylum processing…
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Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent
ROME (AP) — Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania, the Interior Ministry said Monday, as part of a contentious plan…
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‘Try or die’ - one man’s determination to get to the Canary Islands
Senegalese farmer Mouhamed Oualy has never been to sea, but he is about to embark on a perilous sea journey - one that has turned the…
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More than 230 migrants reached the Greek island of Crete from North Africa over the weekend
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 230 migrants crossing the Mediterranean in small boats from North Africa reached Greece's southern island…
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Dozens of migrants still missing off Djibouti's coast after smugglers forced them out of boats
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of migrants from Africa still missing after smugglers apparently forced…
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6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a fleeing truck near the border with Guatemala, Mexico's…
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Two boats carrying migrants sink in the Red Sea off Djibouti's coast killing 45, UN says
DJIBOUTI (AP) — Two vessels carrying migrants from Africa sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, killing 45 people, the U.N.…
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12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's coast guard on Monday found 12 bodies of migrants, including three young children, off the Mediterranean…
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Tunisia's coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The bodies of 13 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were found washed up on Tunisia's Mediterranean coast this week as…
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The EU is failing to dissuade African migrants despite spending billions, auditors say
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is failing to draw important lessons on how to discourage migrants from Africa leaving for Europe…