At least 11 people dead after two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea | Migration News

At least 11 people dead after two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea | Migration News

UN agencies say 64 people are missing after shipwrecks off the coast of southern Italy. At least 11 people have died and 64 others are missing after two shipwrecks off southern Italy, according to a German charity, the Italian coast guard and United Nations agencies. The German aid group RESQSHIP,…

‘Bloody policies’: MSF recovers 11 bodies from Mediterranean off Libya | Migration News

‘Bloody policies’: MSF recovers 11 bodies from Mediterranean off Libya | Migration News

European countries accused of complicity in deaths due to migration policies after charity vessel retrieves 11 corpses in Mediterranean, rescues more than 160. The aid group Doctors Without Borders has reported recovering 11 bodies and rescuing dozens of people off the coast of Libya as it criticised the migration policies…

Rights advocates slam Biden’s ‘draconian’ asylum curbs at US-Mexico border | US-Mexico Border News

Rights advocates slam Biden’s ‘draconian’ asylum curbs at US-Mexico border | US-Mexico Border News

Immigrant rights advocates have slammed President Joe Biden’s new curbs on asylum at the United States-Mexico border, describing the policy as “the most draconian” move since the Democrat entered the White House in 2021. During a news conference on Thursday, Azadeh Erfani, a senior policy analyst at the National Immigrant…

Biden imposes strict restrictions on asylum at southern US border | Migration News

Biden imposes strict restrictions on asylum at southern US border | Migration News

Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden has imposed new restrictions that would bar most migrants who cross the US southern border without authorisation from seeking asylum in the country. The White House announced the new measures on Tuesday, saying that the US “must secure” its borders. “These actions…

Biden set to unveil order restricting asylum at US-Mexico border | Joe Biden News

Biden set to unveil order restricting asylum at US-Mexico border | Joe Biden News

Order will allow US to shut off asylum requests and deny entry to migrants once daily threshold is met, US media reports. President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order this week that would place new restrictions on the ability of asylum seekers to seek protection at the…

Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin | Elections News

Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election as campaigns begin | Elections News

A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial gov’t scheme that aims to send asylum seekers to the African country. No deportation flights to Rwanda will take place before a July 4 snap election, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said, meaning a Labour Party victory could…

At least 23 people missing off Tunisia coast, authorities say | Migration News

At least 23 people missing off Tunisia coast, authorities say | Migration News

Search and rescue operations under way while five suspects have been arrested, Tunisian National Guard says. At least 23 people are missing off the Tunisian coast, local authorities have said, as search and rescue operations are under way. Tunisia’s National Guard said in a statement on Saturday that it had…

Lebanon’s economic crisis endures, as does the EU’s ‘fear’ of refugees | Migration News

Lebanon’s economic crisis endures, as does the EU’s ‘fear’ of refugees | Migration News

Lebanon and the Lebanese people are still suffering a debilitating economic crisis that has gripped the country since 2019. The pound has plummeted to less than 10 percent of its value before the crisis, savings have disappeared both in terms of exchange rates and actual deposits as banks announce they…

Why Egypt backed South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the ICJ | Israel War on Gaza News

Why Egypt backed South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the ICJ | Israel War on Gaza News

As Israel devastates Gaza, Egypt has largely had to watch on with rising concern about the developments on its border. Its border with the Palestinian enclave has been a route for aid going in and people coming out but Israel has had the ultimate say over access to the border,…