Texas sued over plan to deploy floating barrier on Rio Grande to curb border crossings
The owner of a Texas canoe and kayaking company filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to stop the installation of a marine floating barrier on the Rio Grande, claiming Gov. Greg Abbott has no right to regulate the border.
2023-07-09 00:52
Texas deploys floating barrier in Rio Grande River to deter migrant crossings at US-Mexico border
The state of Texas on Friday began deploying a marine floating barrier on the Rio Grande River in an attempt to deter migrant crossings along the US-Mexico border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.
2023-07-08 11:58
Chicago Police Department investigating allegations that officers had improper sexual relations with migrants
The Chicago Police Department says it is investigating an unspecified number of officers for misconduct following allegations they engaged in improper sexual relations with newly arrived migrants.
2023-07-08 05:58
Four migrants, including an infant, drowned in the Rio Grande River over 3-day period, official says
Law enforcement officers in Texas have recovered the bodies of four drowned migrants, including an infant, from the Rio Grande River along the US-Mexico border since Saturday, an official said.
2023-07-04 12:53
A 9-year-old migrant died after having seizures during scorching trek in Arizona
A 9-year-old migrant died from medical complications which included seizures after crossing into the US near Mesa, Arizona, in the midst of sweltering summer heat, Border Patrol officials said.
2023-07-03 01:52
Another bus with migrants has been sent from Texas to Los Angeles
A bus carrying 41 migrants from Brownsville, Texas, arrived in Southern California on Saturday -- the second such shipment from the region in two weeks.
2023-07-02 07:48
Migrant who died in ICE custody was held for months, despite recommendation for release, SPLC says
A Nicaraguan national who died last week in federal immigration custody had spent more than one year in detention. Despite having been recommended for release more than seven months ago, he continued to be held in immigration custody, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
2023-07-01 10:21
Greece migrant tragedy: Survivor accounts say coastguard rope toppled boat
By Karolina Tagaris, Lefteris Papadimas MALAKASA/KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -Survivors of a boat disaster that likely killed hundreds of migrants near
2023-06-30 16:46
Rwanda policy: Government loses legal challenge in Court of Appeal
The government suffers a setback as judges said Rwanda is not a safe third country.
2023-06-29 17:46
What is the UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
The Court of Appeal has ruled the government's Rwanda policy is unlawful.
2023-06-29 17:46
Bishop of Dover: Migration concerns only for 'brown people’
The Bishop of Dover says British people do not understand their own history of economic migration.
2023-06-29 00:48
Cost to remove a migrant £63,000 more than keeping in UK
A report finds the estimated savings of removing a migrant to a "safe country" such as Rwanda are uncertain.
2023-06-27 05:48