Overcrowded shelters put migrants at unacceptable risk amidst pandemic
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought home how many migrants are confined to overcrowded spaces with very little
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Author: NeilWalker
OSCE Presence visits border crossing points in Albania to assess situation amid COVID-19
The OSCE Presence in Albania visited the border crossing points of Kapshtica and Kakavija to assess the overall situation, as
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INTERPOL Washington Supports Operation Maharlika III
INTERPOL Washington—the U.S. National Central Bureau (USNCB)—is providing critical system support to INTERPOL-led law enforcement operations throughout Southeast Asia. These
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False and Authentic Documents Online system (FADO)
The use of false documents has risen significantly in recent years. Just last year, over 7 000 fraudulent document users
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INTERPOL – Afripol alliance goes live
An online ceremony has launched INTERPOL’s operational working relationship with Afripol, the African Union (AU) Mechanism for Police Cooperation. The
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Philadelphia CBP Seizes Half-Million Dollars in Counterfeit Electronics and Dental Gels Destined to Delaware
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia continue to conduct the agency’s vital trade enforcement mission, including intercepting
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FReM III Organises a Remote Project Steering Group Meeting
The ICMPD organised the third project steering group (PSG) meeting in the framework of the EU-funded project Forced-Return Monitoring III
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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 16,724 in 2020; Deaths Reach 256
IOM reports that 16,724 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through almost four months of 2020, a 16
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Two charged after shipment containing more than $80 million worth of liquid ‘meth’ seized
Detectives have charged two men as part of an ongoing joint investigation into the alleged importation of more than $80
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Bali bags bust
Consumers are being warned to be vigilant when buying designer bags and purses on online community selling websites after Australian
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Situation at EU external borders in March – Detections halved from previous month
In March, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell by nearly half from
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Statement of the African Union (AU) Labour Migration Advisory Committee (LMAC) on the novel Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 and the condition of African Migrant Workers
The outbreak, in late 2019, of the novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and now labeled a pandemic by the World Health
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Migrants Missing in Libya a Matter of Gravest Concern
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expresses grave concerns for the fate of hundreds of migrants returned to Libya by
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COVID-19 – Migration in the age of biosecurity
Sars-CoV-2 (Covid-19) is doing to travel and migration what the 2008 financial crash did to banks and the flow of
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Large haul of drugs seized from yacht off the coast near Lake Macquarie
A yacht suspected to be carrying around 1 tonne of methamphetamine has been intercepted off the NSW coast near Lake
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Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Station and the Texas Department of Public Safety were conducting operations
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Surge of Returnees to Ethiopia, UN calls for a Pause Amidst Increased in Covid-19 Enforcement
The unexpected arrival of more than 5,000 returnees to Ethiopia over the past two weeks without prior health screenings has
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Unmasked: International COVID-19 fraud exposed
As part of a case coordinated by Europol and Interpol, financial institutions and authorities across Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and
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