Conflict, climate, corruption drive Southeast Asia people trafficking: UN | Human Trafficking News

Conflict, climate, corruption drive Southeast Asia people trafficking: UN | Human Trafficking News

Latest report comes amid a surge in mostly Muslim Rohingya making dangerous sea journeys in search of safety. Conflict, climate and the demand for low-paid labour in countries such as Thailand and Malaysia, with corruption as a “major enabler”, are driving the growth of the people smuggling trade in Southeast…

Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat | Rohingya News

Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat | Rohingya News

Local authorities in Aceh province have received several reports about dead bodies floating in nearby waters since Saturday. The bodies of three Rohingya refugees have been found in open waters off Indonesia’s Aceh province, says the provincial search-and-rescue agency as authorities end a search for survivors from a capsized boat….

Bodies of 65 people found in mass grave in Libya: UN migration agency | Refugees News

Bodies of 65 people found in mass grave in Libya: UN migration agency | Refugees News

The IOM believes the people were migrants who died in the process of being smuggled through the desert in Libya. The bodies of at least 65 people have been discovered in a mass grave in southwest Libya, the United Nations’ migration agency has said. In a statement on Friday, the…

Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration | Migration News

Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration | Migration News

Texas has upped its fight to make a controversial new law — which would allow local authorities to arrest and detain migrants — enforceable. The law has been the subject of an ongoing legal battle, with the United States Supreme Court briefly allowing it to go into effect on Tuesday….

What is the Texas immigration law ‘SB4’, and why is it so controversial? | Migration News

What is the Texas immigration law ‘SB4’, and why is it so controversial? | Migration News

A US federal appeals court has blocked Texas’s controversial immigration law, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the state to begin enforcing the measure. Here is what we know about the law and the latest updates: What is the Texas immigration law? The law known as Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4)…

‘Horrific’: US Supreme court allows Texas to detain, deport migrants | Migration News

‘Horrific’: US Supreme court allows Texas to detain, deport migrants | Migration News

The United States Supreme Court has lifted a pause on a controversial law that allows Texas state authorities to detain and deport migrants and asylum seekers, a measure critics have dubbed the “show me your papers” law. The top court on Tuesday voted six to three to allow the law,…

Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner banned from entering Germany | The Far Right News

Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner banned from entering Germany | The Far Right News

Sellner is known for his talk about ‘remigration’ at a recent meeting of nationalist populists in Europe that triggered large protests in Germany. Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner has been banned from entering Germany, days after he was deported from Switzerland. Sellner, a leader in Austria’s ultranationalist Identitarian Movement, said…

EU announces bn package for Egypt as part of deal to check migrant flows | Migration News

EU announces $8bn package for Egypt as part of deal to check migrant flows | Migration News

The agreement, which lifts the EU’s relationship with Egypt to a ‘strategic partnership’, has drawn criticism from rights groups. The European Union has announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8.06bn) aid package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt, part of a new deal to stem migrant flows to Europe that has been…

Finland moves to block asylum seekers from entering via Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Finland moves to block asylum seekers from entering via Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

The Nordic nation closed all border crossings with Finland last year after registering a surge in asylum seekers. Finland plans to adopt temporary legislation that will allow its border authorities to block asylum seekers seeking to enter its territory from Russia, the government has said. Finland closed all crossings on…

Japan’s bid to cancel residency of foreigners who dodge taxes stirs unease | Migration News

Japan’s bid to cancel residency of foreigners who dodge taxes stirs unease | Migration News

Tokyo, Japan – For foreigners in Japan, permanent residency has long been a much sought-after assurance of security in a country that has historically shunned mass immigration. But proposals by Tokyo to cancel the permanent residence status for those who fail to pay their taxes and social insurance contributions are…