The U.N. migration agency says more than 8,500 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year. This number is a record high since the agency began tallying deaths a decade ago. The Mediterranean Sea crossing saw the largest increase in
Four migrants were found dead and 64 were rescued when a boat from Mauritania reached Spain’s Canary Islands after a dangerous Atlantic journey from West Africa, Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service said. The migrants arrived on the island of El Hierro late on
More than 40,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel since Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, shocking figures have revealed. Some 401 asylum seekers were detected on the Channel on Monday – the highest daily total so far this year. They were crammed
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities on Monday rescued 100 migrants found on a smuggling vessel in distress off the country’s southern mainland, officials said. GREECE LEGALIZES SAME-SEX CIVIL MARRIAGE DESPITE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH OPPOSITION The coast guard said the migrants were
Young children were among a group of people thought to be migrants brought into Dover earlier today. A Border Force vessel was dispatched to intercept a small boat incident in the Channel on Monday. Images show around 12 people in the group.
Former Conservative Party leader Lord Howard has said illegal migrants will choose to stay in France rather than risk being deported to Rwanda if the Government’s flagship Bill is passed into law. Lord Howard, a former Home Secretary, said the Rwanda Bill
A seven-year-old girl has died in the English Channel after trying to sail to Britain. French authorities have confirmed she was killed while sailing with other migrants. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news
Europe is facing an unprecedented amount of migrant applications, as figures reach an all time high. More than one million applications for asylum in the European Union were lodged in 2023, with a large percentage coming from migrants from Syria and Afghanistan.
People stuck on a city’s housing waiting list are furious because migrants are forcing them out of their neighbourhoods, a local politician has suggested. Tracy Kelly, a DUP councillor who represents Botanic ward on Belfast City Council, said working class communities are
The British government’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda could cost nearly $630 million, plus additional expenses per person deported. The plan aims to deter migrants from making dangerous Channel crossings by sending them to Rwanda for processing. After legal setbacks,