On July 10, a vessel carrying over a hundred migrants departed from Senegal toward Spain’s Canary Islands in a monthlong treacherous journey. Thirty-seven passengers were rescued off the coast of Cape Verde, while the others remain missing or were found dead from
Greek patrol boats in the eastern Aegean Sea on Monday rescued nearly 80 migrants trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable dinghies in two separate incidents, as the number of such dangerous journeys increases. Over the weekend, the coast guard picked up
Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants in recent years, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday. The
More than £300million is to be spent on new detention centres for 1,000 Channel migrants. The Home Office is seeking contractors to operate three new immigration removal centres (IRCs). The contracts are valued at £306million and will run for up to six
Migrants attempting hazardous sea crossings to Europe – and in many cases, ultimately to Britain – have offering a sobering insight into their motives for risking their lives – with one saying it was a question of “Europe or die”. Home Office
French efforts were branded “dismal” and “disappointing” after it emerged less than half of Channel migrants have been intercepted so far this year despite a £480million deal with Britain to stop crossings. Official figures show that 13,759 migrants – or 45.2 per
More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel off the Atlantic island of Cape Verde rescued a boat that started with more than 100 aboard, authorities and migrant advocates said Thursday. Seven dead bodies were found on the
RNLI rescues migrants in the English Channel (Image: Getty) People smugglers are holding live online broadcasts that tell migrants to ignore deaths in the English Channel and “rumours” of a UK Government crackdown. The Daily Express has discovered the criminals are holding
A boat believed to have departed Senegal with more than 100 migrants in early July has been rescued with 38 survivors and several dead on board near the Atlantic island nation of Cabo Verde, authorities and migrant advocates said. Senegal’s foreign affairs
A third of migrants being housed at a former RAF base have left within weeks in a fresh blow to the Government’s plans to slash eye-watering hotel costs. Some 46 Channel migrants were transferred to RAF Wethersfield, near Braintree in Essex, last