[ A major rescue operation took place after a small boat believed to be carrying around 50 refugees ran aground on a sandbank in the English Channel off the Kent coast. Coastguard helicopter rescue teams and RNLI lifeboats were involved in the rescue mission which unfolded on Goodwin Sands off the Deal coast. The rescuers … Read more
[ A new and unprecedented wave of migration is brewing in Venezuela. The Chavez-Maduro dictatorship, after 25 years in power, has announced presidential elections this summer. Everything points to a new electoral farce, which, far from generating political change, will destroy the hope of 28 million inhabitants and trigger a wave of emigration like none … Read more
[ A boat carrying 25 migrants from Haiti was recently interdicted by Florida law enforcement, state officials said Friday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Florida Fish and Wildlife officers intercepted the vessel “within the last couple of weeks.” “In their boat, in their vessel, they had firearms, they had drugs, they had night vision … Read more
[ Social services and mental health care are difficult enough for many Americans to access, but a unique set of challenges arise for recent migrants in need of care. New arrivals may be unfamiliar with the country, may speak different languages and may not have money or insurance. As the U.S. grapples with a shortage … Read more
[ New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said that city lawmakers should modify its sanctuary city law to allow migrants who commit violent crimes to be deported. Adams’ Tuesday comments come as migration into New York City comes under criticism from lawmakers and law enforcement. Adams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) have … Read more
[ When a migrant rescue non-profit asked Nik Zemke if he could design an app to pinpoint ships in distress in the Mediterranean, the German web developer headed to a hackers’ convention to look for like-minded volunteers. He found help among the hordes of tech hobbyists huddled over their laptops at the Chaos Computer Club’s … Read more
[ The Home Office’s unsuccessful scramble to meet Rishi Sunak’s pledge to clear an asylum backlog is leading to a new “crisis” with a rapidly expanding mountain of appeals threatening to clog up the tribunal system, i has learnt. Specialist lawyers have said there will not be enough of them to handle the extra cases … Read more
[ Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said she has “serious concerns” about President Biden’s border policies during a House committee hearing on Thursday. “There is so much fear-mongering going on that it is difficult to know exactly where to start. But let me say this first, the Biden administration is enforcing immigration laws. In fact, the … Read more
[ Jeremy Corbyn will join a South African government delegation at the International Court of Justice at the Hague later this week for the country’s case accusing Israel of genocide. The South African delegation will be joined by “senior political figures from progressive political parties and movements across the globe”, including Mr Corbyn, a Pretoria … Read more
[ Four legal crossings along the southern border will reopen Thursday after being shut down due to an increase in migrant encounters, authorities announced Tuesday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced legal border crossings in Texas, Arizona and California would be reopened starting at various times Thursday morning. This comes just a month after the agency shut … Read more
