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EU stays on the sidelines over migrant deal between Italy and Albania
A top European Union official has refused to be drawn on an opinion of an agreement between Italy and Albania to process some migrants in centers set up in the tiny Western Balkan country, saying ...World - ABC News - October 23 -
Trudeau to slash Canada’s migrant numbers in bid to shore up his government
High living and housing costs prompted public backlash to progressive immigration schemesBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
Migrant families worry over possible family separations if Trump wins
With the U.S. just days away from an election that could see former President Trump back in office, some undocumented migrants fear family separations.Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
Smuggler reveals forgery operation used to bring Vietnamese migrants to UK
The UK asylum seeker tells the BBC he cannot justify breaking the law "but it’s a very lucrative business".Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
How New York City’s Migrant Crisis Became a Potent Campaign Issue
Across New York State, Republican and Democratic candidates are using the city’s migrant crisis to attract voters fearful of its effects on their districts.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Automation comes to farming, raising concerns among migrant workers
"We don't want to be replaced by machines," said one advocate for immigrant farmworkers.Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
EU considers stepping up engagement with Syria for migrant returns
Also in this newsletter: Why Italy’s anti-migrant government wants to hire Indian nursesWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
Brazilian police raid criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the US
Brazil’s Federal Police have conducted raids in six states targeting a criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the United StatesWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Migrants anxiously monitor U.S. election, fearing Trump win
While Vice President Kamala Harris has promised to keep current limits on asylum, former President Donald Trump has vowed to seal the southern border altogether.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Migrant workers exposed to deadly 45C temperatures in Gulf – report
Research and undercover interviews reveal reality of extreme heat exacerbated by abusive working conditions. . Migrant workers across the Gulf are risking their lives by being forced to work up to ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Australian High Court overturns law that forced migrants to wear tracking bracelets
Australia’s highest court has ruled that migrants can’t be forced by law to wear electronic tracking bracelets or to comply with curfewsWorld - ABC News - November 6 -
4 dead in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced passengers overboard
Greece’s coast guard says the bodies of four people have been recovered from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of RhodesWorld - ABC News - November 6 -
Biden admin is planning for a possible migrant surge before Trump takes office
The Biden administration is making contingency plans for a possible spike in immigration ahead of a Trump presidency, according to two U.S. officials.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
New York City Will Stop Giving Debit Cards to Migrants
Mayor Eric Adams is ending a contentious pilot program that gave 2,600 migrant families debit cards to purchase food.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
What migrants and border officials are saying about Trump's border plans
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to conduct mass deportations of undocumented migrants as part of his immigration overhaul. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
How would Trump’s promise of mass deportations of migrants work?
The mass deportation of undocumented immigrants would face legal and practical challenges - and cost billions.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
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Canada braced for migrants as Trump reiterates mass deportation vow
Police say plans in place to deal with rise in border crossings as US president-elect pledges to remove 11m people. Trump says deportation plan has ‘no price tag’ Canada is bracing for a surge ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Migrants crossing the Darien heard of Donald Trump’s victory — and picked up the pace
Jesús Chávez, a 34-year-old pastry chef from Venezuela, arrived to a village at Panama’s edge of the Darien jungleWorld - ABC News - November 9 -
Trump’s Election Has Migrants Rethinking Plans to Head to the U.S.
The incoming president has promised the largest deportation effort in U.S. history. Now migrants are weighing a new Trump administration in deciding whether to trek to the United States.World - The New York Times - November 9 -
Italian court rejects Meloni’s migrant camps in Albania for a second time
Judge also asks EU’s top court to weigh in on the legality of the overall programmeWorld - Financial Times - November 11 -
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Canadian minister says ‘not everyone is welcome’ amid Trump migrant threat
Immigration minister Marc Miller’s comments come as country braces for migrant rise when Trump takes office. US politics – live updates Canada’s immigration minister has said “not everyone is ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling
Senior Greek and Turkish coast guard officials have agreed to boost cooperation in restricting one of the main illegal migration routes into EuropeWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Smugglers Urge Migrants to Rush to U.S. Before Trump Takes Power
Many anticipate the president-elect will dismantle legal pathways to entry, including a U.S. government app that is the main portal to claim asylum in the U.S.World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago -
Home Office made poor decisions buying £15m migrant camp, report says
The government watchdog finds the Home Office made "a series of poor decisions" buying the site in East Sussex.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago