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PARIS, France (Reuters) – Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Thursday (July 6) that she will propose a bill to the French government concerning the reception and integration of migrants in France, while also asking for the creation of a support fund for local nongovernment organizations. Hidalgo said a dignified welcome to migrants by public authorities must be written in the law and that the refugee center in Paris’ La Chapelle district serve as a […]
(REUTERS) – Repression on the border between Mexico and the United States is putting migrants at risk amidst a Trump crackdown, rights group Amnesty International reported on Thursday (June 15). Titled “Facing Walls: Rights Violations of Asylum Seekers in the United States and Mexico,” the report details alleged cases where migrants seeking genuine asylum from violence and poverty in Central America have been denied entry into the United Stations, in contravention of human rights. Under pressure […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) – Seven illegal migrants were found dead in a refrigerated truck which was left abandoned on the shores of Qarabulli town, around 65 kilometers east of Tripoli. Libyan authorities found the truck with 34 African migrants held inside, seven of whom appeared to have died of suffocation. According to the migrants, smugglers packed them into the back of the truck to transport them to a boat which they would use to cross […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) – Libya’s coastguard on Wednesday intercepted a wooden boat packed with almost 500 migrants after duelling with a German rescue ship and coming under fire from traffickers, the navy said. The migrants, who were bound for Italy, were picked up off the western city of Sabratha, said navy spokesman Ayoub Qassem. The German non-governmental organization “Sea-Watch tried to disrupt the coastguard operation… Inside Libyan waters and wanted to take the migrants, on the […]
by Hamza Turkia with Rim Taher in Tripoli Agence France Presse HARCHA, Libya (AFP) — The bodies of 74 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe have washed up on a beach west of the Libyan capital, the Red Crescent said Tuesday. Residents of the village of Harcha, outside Zawiya, 45 kilometres (30 miles) from Tripoli, alerted the emergency services after finding a wrecked boat on the beach with bodies inside, the […]
by James Mannion / Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering drafting a new order to ban migrants from majority-Muslim nations after his initial decree fell afoul of the law. Insisting that he has the law on his side despite two defeats in federal court in quick succession, Trump said security concerns may necessitate a quicker response than legal channels would allow. […]
by Andrew Beatty / Olivia Hampton WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Monday fired the acting attorney general, a holdover from the Obama administration, after she ordered Justice Department attorneys not to defend his controversial immigration orders. In a sharply worded statement, the White House called Sally Yates “weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration” and also criticized Democrats for not yet confirming the appointment of attorney general-designate […]
by Yemeli ORTEGA Agence France Presse SASABE, Mexico (AFP) — Migrants trying to sneak into the United States from the parched Mexican desert have to contend with border guards’ drones overhead, poisonous snakes underfoot and human trafficking gangs at their backs. But these challenges are nothing compared to their bigger fear: that someday soon, US President-elect Donald Trump will build a wall to keep them out altogether. So before Trump takes office on Friday, they […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Over 1,300 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean over the past 48 hours with 16 bodies recovered, the Italian coastguard said Monday. On Sunday, the Italian coast guard ship Diciotti discovered 11 bodies on a boat which had run into difficulty, while a commercial vessel intervening at another boat found three dead. The Aquarius, a relief vessel chartered by the NGOs SOS Méditerranée and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), meanwhile, said efforts […]
by Catherine TRIOMPHE NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York’s liberal mayor, Bill de Blasio, told Donald Trump on Wednesday he will do all he can to prevent the large-scale deportation of immigrants, saying many in the city are “fearful” of his presidency. After visiting Manhattan’s Trump Tower — where the billionaire president-elect is holed up assembling his cabinet — De Blasio said he told the Republican he would push back against his signature […]
by Ella Ide with Andreas Solaro aboard the Topaz Responder ROME, Italy (AFP) – At least 110 people are feared to have drowned off Libya when a migrant boat capsized, and more may have died in another stricken vessel, the UN’s refugee agency said Thursday, citing survivor testimony. “A vessel with around 140 people on board overturned Wednesday just a few hours after setting off from Libya, throwing everyone into the water. Only 29 people […]
CALAIS, France (AFP) – by Gina DOGGETT and Baptiste BECQUART Most of the migrants left wandering the Calais “Jungle” as it was being demolished were relocated Friday, including dozens of minors over whom France and Britain had traded barbs. After being left to fend for themselves for two days in the deserted burnt-out shantytown, around 100 stragglers boarded buses for shelters around the country. Around 50 minors, mostly Sudanese, were taken to a centre for […]
