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The ‘north Cyprus trap’: migrant students lured with false promises
Government in the south condemns people-smuggling into EU from Turkish-occupied zoneWorld - Financial Times - October 20 -
A group of 2,000 migrants in southern Mexico depart for the US weeks before election
A group of about 2,000 migrants has left Mexico’s southern border hoping to reach the country’s north and ultimately the United StatesWorld - ABC News - October 20 -
Chicago to begin shutting down separate migrant shelter system
The city of Chicago will overhaul its migrant response strategy, including by closing its “landing zone” and migrant-only shelters, as it responds to a decline in the number of people arriving to ...Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
French maritime authorities report 2 migrant deaths in English Channel
French rescue vessels and a passenger ferry have pulled the bodies of three migrants from the English ChannelWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
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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 - 5 days ago -
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 - 4 days ago -
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 - 2 hours ago -
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 - 1 hour ago -
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Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent
Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania as part of a contentious plan to process thousands of asylum-seekers outside its bordersWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Von der Leyen to ask EU leaders to explore using ‘return hubs’ for migrants
European Commission president cites Italy-Albania deal as possible model for reducing irregular arrivals to Europe. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for an ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
First Italian navy ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at an Albanian port to process their asylum request
First Italian navy ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at an Albanian port to process their asylum requestWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Italian ship transfers 16 intercepted migrants to Albania in a first under their new migration plan
An Italian navy ship docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international watersWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
One person dies and 2 are missing after a boat with 100 migrants sinks near Greece
The coast guard in Greece says at least one man has died and another two are missing after a wooden boat carrying 100 migrants sank south of the small southern Greek island of GavdosWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran borderWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
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Baby dies, 65 people rescued as migrant boat sinks during Channel crossing attempt
French maritime authorities say a baby died and 65 people had to be rescued when a migrant boat sank while attempting to cross the English Channel toward BritainWorld - ABC News - October 18 -
Why Giorgia Meloni’s Albania migrant scheme needs its own rescue boat
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As a recent migrant to Germany I say this: the border clampdown is an insult to the values championed here | Bonita Dordel
Even as I am taught about the German credo of tolerance and compassion, the government is betraying it to pander to the far right. I live in a small, quaint old town in north-west Germany, and ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
2 dead and 22 rescued after migrant boat runs into trouble in rough weather near a Greek island
Greece's coast guard says a search and rescue operation off the coast of the eastern Greek island of Samos has recovered the bodies of two people reported missing overnight after a boat carrying 24 ...World - ABC News - October 21 -
How U.S.-Mexico border towns feel about immigration, recent migrant wave
CBS News national correspondent Omar Villafranca is touring U.S.-Mexico border towns between Texas and California as immigration continues to be a vital topic in the 2024 election. Here's what ...Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
Trump still falsely claiming that FEMA is diverting funds from hurricane relief to help migrants
Former President Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina on Monday where he continued to peddle false claims that FEMA is diverting funds from hurricane relief to assist migrants. CBS News ...Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
Leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia propose setting up migrant 'hotspots' outside the EU
The leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia have proposed setting up facilities for hosting asylum-seekers outside the territory of the European Union, a solution they say would help stem illegal ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
DHS finds 600 migrants with possible ties to Venezuelan gang thrust into campaign spotlight
The Department of Homeland Security has identified more than 600 migrants in the U.S. who have possible connections to a notorious Venezuelan gang.Top stories - NBC News - October 23