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Panama to formalize long-used migrant smuggling boat route to handle 'reverse flow' south
Panama says it’s working to formalize a route long used to smuggle migrants on the way to the U.S., which is now being increasingly used to return migrants to South America in a reverse flow ...ABC News - 16h -
They crossed the Darien Gap to reach the US. Now, boat-by-boat, migrants are returning
They once braved the jungles of the Darien Gap, trekking days along the perilous migrant passage dividing Colombia and Panama with a simple goal: seek asylum in the U.S. Now, boat-by-boat, those ...ABC News - 2d -
8-year-old boy dies as boat carrying 'reverse flow' of migrants capsizes off Panama coast
A boat carrying 19 migrants, part of a “reverse flow” of migrants who once hoped to reach the United States, capsized off Caribbean coast of PanamaABC News - 3d -
The border where Starmer is targeting people-smuggling gangs
UK government boosts resources at key entry point on Sofia’s border with Turkey amid wider EU ‘reset’Financial Times - 2d -
Man arrested trying to smuggle cocaine under toupee
Suspect tried to smuggle more than €10,000 of cocaine from Cartagena to Amsterdam, Colombian authorities said.BBC News - 1d -
WATCH: Suspect caught smuggling cocaine under toupee, police say
Police in Colombia say they busted a drug smuggling suspect who was attempting to board a flight to Amsterdam with more than 200 grams of cocaine hidden under his toupee.ABC News - 1d -
Arizona governor signs order 'to combat the cartels' and 'stop drug smuggling'
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) has signed an order “to combat the cartels, stop drug smuggling, and secure Arizona’s border,” the governor said in a Tuesday news release. The executive order requires ...The Hill - 17h -
3 dead and 2 injured after boat capsizes near New York
At least three people are dead and two are injured after a boat overturned near New York on Sunday, officials said.NBC News - 2d -
North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un
Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.The New York Times - 2d -
Three dead and one missing after boat sinks in New York City
Two others hospitalized after speed boat capsizes off Breezy Point, Queens, as Coast Guard continues search. Three people died, two others were hospitalized and one was missing after a boat sank ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump admin removes migrants from Guantanamo Bay
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have removed deported migrants from a facility on the U.S. military base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where the Trump administration brought them as ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump Plans to Use Military Bases to Detain Migrants
Also, archaeologists found a pharaoh’s tomb. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.The New York Times - 4d -
Here's what happened to the migrant detainees at Guantanamo Bay
Immigration and Customs Enforcement transported 177 migrants from Guantanamo Bay to Honduras for final removal to Venezuela, according to a post on X from the agency.ABC News - 4d -
Trump Administration Moves More Migrants to Guantánamo Bay
The base had been cleared of migrants since Thursday, after the government sent 177 to Venezuela and one back to the United States.The New York Times - 2d -
Senate Democrats challenge transfer of migrants to Guantánamo Bay
A group of five Senate Democrats led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to President Trump on Monday challenging his transfer of migrants to detention centers at the U.S. Naval station in ...The Hill - 1d -
The Chinese migrants hoping for a new life in Germany
A small but growing number of Chinese people are fleeing home, with their sights set on Germany thanks to its reputation as a safe haven for refugees. Ling*, 42, arrived in Germany with his ...The Guardian - 21h -
‘It allowed us to survive, to not go mad’: the CIA book smuggling operation that helped bring down communism
From George Orwell to Hannah Arendt and John le Carré, thousands of blacklisted books flooded into Poland during the cold war, as publishers and printers risked their lives for literature. The ...The Guardian - 4d -
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Man tried to smuggle bags of cocaine under "narco wig," Colombian police say
Colombian police apprehended a 40-year-old man attempting to smuggle several bags of cocaine concealed beneath a meticulously attached toupee.CBS News - 11h -
At Least 3 Dead After Boat Capsizes Near Staten Island, Officials Say
Officials said one person was missing and two people were hospitalized after the boat, with six aboard, overturned on Sunday in the Ambrose Channel.The New York Times - 2d -
4 dead, 1 hospitalized, 1 missing after boat sinks near Queens, officials say
Four people have died, one is hospitalized and one person is still missing after a boat sank in the waters between Queens and Staten Island on Sunday, officials say.CBS News - 2d -
Suspected Somali pirates abandon Yemeni fishing boat they seized off Horn of Africa
Suspected Somali pirates have fled a Yemeni fishing boat they seized off the Horn of Africa and operated for five daysABC News - 2d -
WATCH: Dad surprises his wife with huge sushi boat after she gives birth
We can’t think of a better way to celebrate.ABC News - 2d -
A fourth person is presumed dead after a boat sank off the coast of New York City
Three people died and a fourth person is presumed dead after a boat sank off the coast of New York City, authorities said Monday.NBC News - 1d -
Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Administration Taken to Jungle Camp
The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees.The New York Times - 6d -
Fresh executive order targets sanctuary cities, federal aid for undocumented migrants
The action marks Trump’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.Politico - 6d -
Vance: Biggest threat to Europe is influx of 'unvetted foreign migrants'
During an appearance at CPAC, Vice President JD Vance said he believed the "biggest threat" to countries in Europe was "unvetted foreign migrants," and criticized the Biden administration for its ...NBC News - 6d -
What We Know About the Secretive Migrant Mission at Guantánamo Bay
The Trump administration has said little about the Venezuelan men who were transferred from Texas to the U.S. military base in Cuba.The New York Times - 6d -
Trump executive order could cut ‘infant assistance’ benefits for undocumented migrants
NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss a new executive order from President Trump and the latest legal challenges to his administration's ...NBC News - 5d -
Migrants held at Guantanamo now allowed to phone attorneys, filing says
Migrants being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp are now being permitted to speak to their attorneys by phone, an ICE official said in a court filing.ABC News - 5d -
Many who came to Germany as migrants will vote for the first time Sunday
More than half a million newly naturalized citizens will be able to vote in Germany’s national election for the first time this weekendABC News - 5d -
Trump Administration Abruptly Clears Out Migrants It Sent to Guantánamo
A transfer operation on Thursday repatriated 177 Venezuelans via a handoff in Honduras, while one migrant was brought back to U.S. soil.The New York Times - 5d -
Group of mostly Asian migrants deported from U.S. arrive in Costa Rica
The flight of 135 deportees, half of them minors, included families from China, Afghanistan, Russia and more.NBC News - 5d -
Trump administration resumes legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children
Groups like Acacia and Kids in Need of Defense called the stop-worker "devastating."ABC News - 4d -
Trump administration allows groups to provide legal help to migrant kids
The Trump administration has lifted its order that suspended some groups from providing legal services to migrant children. Michael Lukens, executive director for the Amica Center for immigration ...CBS News - 4d -
‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours
Call for investigation into unfair payment for labourers on seasonal visa scheme . When 26-year-old Ben* boarded a flight in Uzbekistan in June, he was looking forward to more than just a summer ...The Guardian - 4d -
Anti-migrant hate is flourishing in Germany’s ‘time of the cowards’ | Musa Okwonga
This weekend’s vote will show how far xenophobia has been driving even some traditionally progressive parties. When I think of German democracy, I think of the Larsen B ice shelf: a vast Antarctic ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump officials prepare plans to revive Title 42 policy to expel migrants
The Trump administration has prepared plans to implement a policy that would allow U.S. officials to swiftly expel migrants on the grounds that they could spread diseases.CBS News - 3d -
Trump administration calls for ICE agents to locate migrant children: Source
There are more than 600,000 migrant children who have crossed the southern border without a legal guardian or parent since 2019, according to government data.ABC News - 2d -
Roosevelt Hotel Shelter, Symbol of NYC Migrant Crisis, Will Close
Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday that the hotel will stop housing migrants by June, calling the closure a milestone in New York City’s response to the crisis.The New York Times - 1d
