migration

Extreme heat is new danger stalking US-bound migrants

By Hérika MARTÍNEZ CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AFP) - In the Mexican desert near the US border, security forces are on…

Biden unveils sweeping Mexico border curbs as election looms

By Danny KEMP WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 (AFP) - The United States will temporarily close its Mexico border to asylum…

Finland sees asylum surge before Russia border crossings shut

NUIJAMAA, Finland, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) - Dozens of asylum seekers arrived at four Finnish border crossings with Russia on…

New York to limit migrant families’ stays

NEW YORK, Oct 16, 2023 (AFP) - New York will start limiting the length of time that asylum-seeking families can…

EU chief vows new migrant help for Italy after Lampedusa surge

(AFP) - The European Union presented Sunday an emergency plan for Italy to help it handle migrant arrivals after a…

Dutch government collapses over bitter migration row

THE HAGUE, July 8, 2023 (AFP) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's coalition government collapsed Friday over "insurmountable" differences on…

Record number of Russians moved to Finland in 2022

HELSINKI, May 24, 2023 (AFP) - Record numbers of Russians, by far the highest in three decades, moved to neighbouring…

US braces for migration surge with thousands of forces at border

BROWNSVILLE, United States, May 10, 2023 (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday was readying its response to an expected…

‘Chaotic for a while’ at US border as rules change: Biden

By Paula RAMON EL PASO, United States, May 10, 2023 (AFP) - The US border with Mexico will be "chaotic…

US readies for migrant influx as Covid-era border rules lapse

By Moises AVILA with Paula RAMON in EL PASO, Texas and Herika MARTINEZ in CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico BROWNSVILLE, United States…

UN humanitarian killed in crossfire in Sudan

The United Nations migration agency said that a staff member had been killed in fighting in southern Sudan on Friday…

‘I was born here’: Thousands in limbo in Dominican Republic

by Javier Tovar Agence France-Presse SANTA CRUZ DE EL SEIBO, Dominican Republic (AFP) -- When Andres was 12, his Dominican…

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