Migrants

The comment came one day after a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report warned of “dangerous overcrowding” in the facilities, which hold thousands of migrants seeking to remain in the country, most of them fleeing violence and poverty in their... read more

A video posted on Italian news sites showed the driver ramming the bus into cars on a provincial highway before the fire took hold. Children can be seen running away from the vehicle screaming and shouting “escape”. read more

The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by social activist Harsh Mander on the plight of hundreds of illegal migrants living in detention centres. read more

The Sea-Watch 3 plucked 32 people from an unsafe boat off the coast of Libya on December 22, including three small children who are suffering from seasickness and four teenagers, who are travelling alone. read more

The dramatic shutdown took place only three days after Trump threatened to close the “whole border” with Mexico if “it gets to a level where we’re going to lose control or people are going to start getting hurt.” read more

Trump said illegal immigrants would be caught and detained and not released inside the country, as was the practice earlier. read more

Most of the city’s poor are migrants — they constitute about 33% of the population of Delhi — who come to the city attracted by the promise of a secure livelihood and better life. But their hopes and dreams are, more often than not, belied. A peek into... read more

Australia’s economic success is built on migration with more than a third of the population born overseas, according to the latest census data which shows England, China, New Zealand and India as the top countries where migrants come from. read more

Three separate operations took place on Saturday with the coastguard bringing ashore in Libya a total of 948 migrants, navy spokesman Ayoub Kacem said. Monday’s announcement by the navy came as Italy’s far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini was en... read more