Migrants
US ICE official who worked at private prison firm will be agency's new acting head
"Dave Venturella will serve as acting ICE director following Todd Lyons' departure," the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said in a statement.
Florida plans to close 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center - report
Croatian police find bodies of four migrants near Slovene border, aid 15 others
Libya says 17 migrants perish at sea, nine missing feared dead
Over 400 migrants died crossing Mediterranean early in 2023 - UN agency
Thousands of mostly African migrants embark on the dangerous journey from the shores of Libya and Egypt, often in small, inflatable boats, in search of a better life in Europe.
Italy adopts state of emergency over migrants
Around 31,300 migrants have arrived in Italy so far in 2023, interior ministry data shows, up from around 7,900 in the same period last year.
Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Libya and Malta, support service says
The boat sent out a rescue call last night but no rescue mission has been launched yet.
Migrant domestic workers suffer ‘modern day slavery’ in Lebanon
The deportation of a beloved Ethiopian community leader refocuses attention on the difficult conditions endured by many African and Asian migrants working in the country.
Migrant shipwreck in Italy kills at least 61, including 12 children
The vessel was carrying people from Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and several other countries when it crashed near the Italian coast.
US officials prepping legislation to revamp asylum system
US efforts to clean up the asylum process revolve around speeding up the process.
Close to 1,000 migrant children separated by Trump yet to be reunited with parents
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday of the 998 children still separated, 148 were in the process of reunification.
Mexico agents find 269 migrants in trailer near southern border
Many migrants pass through Tuxtla on their journey to escape poverty and violence elsewhere in Latin America.
Fears of migrant deaths rise after bodies found in eastern Poland
One of three bodies has been identified, as a Yemeni doctor, near Poland's boarder with Belarus, leaving two more bodies unidentified.
Families of 8 Gazan migrants who drowned blame Hamas for their deaths
“I blame all the officials here who do not take care of young people or provide them with employment opportunities,” said the mother of one of the victims.
