Central America’s displacement crisis aggravated by COVID-19
An escalating situation of chronic violence and insecurity, coupled with COVID-related restrictions, is risking lives and exacerbating hardship for tens
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Author: NeilWalker
Inter-American Development Bank, IOM Partner to Address Migration Challenges
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed a memorandum of understanding to maximize
Read moreTemporary suspension of service at select Canadian border services locations
Further to the reduction of service at some Canadian land border ports of entry, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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New Report: Migrant Smugglers and Human Traffickers to Become More Ruthless and Clandestine
New report of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) at Europol looks back at the operations supported in 2019 and the intelligence gathered to draw the possible evolution of these crime areas in the upcoming months. A clear outlook of the potential developments would prepare a more effective response to these life-threatening criminal activities.
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Nigeria violence sees 23,000 refugees flee into Niger in last month alone
Ongoing violence in parts of north-western Nigeria forced an estimated 23,000 people to seek safety and security in Niger last
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Read moreCBP Field Operations Seizes Over $293K in Undeclared Currency Over Weekend
Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized
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Situation at EU external borders in April – Detections lowest since 2009
In April, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell by 85% from the
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Border force seize cocaine worth £4.86 million
Officers at the port stopped an Irish-registered lorry carrying a load of frozen food which had just arrived on a
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101 Arrested and 19,000 Stolen Artefacts Recovered In International Crackdown on Art Trafficking
More than 19,000 archaeological artefacts and other artworks have been recovered as part of a global operation spanning 103 countries
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Migration and Mobility in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: What to Expect in Times of COVID-19
Restrictions on human mobility combined with social distancing measures are the main strategies applied by the majority of governments across
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Hydroxychloroquine seized at the border
Australians are being warned not to import and self-prescribe the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19, following
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30,000 packs of cigarettes discovered on the border with Ukraine
The border policemen from the Territorial Inspectorate of the Sighetu Marmației Border Police discovered and confiscated at the “green border”
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Seized a Large Amount of Marijuana at Checkpoint
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate 35 (I-35) checkpoint seized a large amount of narcotics north of Laredo.
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Joint Statement by UNHCR, IOM and UNODC on Protection at Sea in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea
Five years on from the 2015 ‘boat crisis’ in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, in which thousands of
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Taiwanese man jailed after importing more than 40kgs of meth
Leidos completes acquisition of L3Harris Technologies’ Security Detection and Automation Businesses creating a comprehensive, global security and detection portfolio A
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Motorcycle and Marijuana Floated Across the Rio Grande
Border Patrol agents seized marijuana in several failed smuggling attempts, one involving a motorcycle floated across the Rio Grande. The
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IOM Maintains COVID-19 Support for Vulnerable Migrant Communities in Cyprus
The number of COVID-19 case in Cyprus has dropped over the past three weeks (837 confirmed cases and 15 deaths
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