ICMPD publishes Migration Outlook 2021
2021 will be another challenging year for EU migration policy. ICMPD’s Migration Outlook presents a brief analysis of migration and
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Migration
Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location.
In response to the surge in migrants, US CBP Announces Opening of Temporary Processing Facility in Eagle Pass, Texas
The facility will be weatherproof, climate-controlled, and is expected to provide ample areas for eating, sleeping, and personal hygiene. The
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US Border encountered three large groups of families and unaccompanied alien children, each group was more than 100 people
On Saturday, MCS agents working near Havana, Texas, encountered a group of more than 145 illegal aliens. Hours later, another
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Lorry driver and 16 migrants arrested in NCA operation targeting organised immigration crime
A Turkish lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling offences on a motorway slip road, as part
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Frontex – Situation at EU external borders – Lower numbers in Eastern and Western Mediterranean
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders dropped by 40% in the first two months of 2021
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CBP Announces February 2021 Operational Update
February marked the start of processing for migrants with active cases under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) through three ports
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US Coast Guard repatriates 58 migrants to the Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of 2 illegal voyages in the Mona Passage
Coast Guard repatriated 58 migrants to the Dominican Republic Sunday, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in Mona Passage waters
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At Least 20 Dead After Smugglers Force Migrants into the Sea Off Djibouti
At least 20 people have drowned after smugglers threw dozens of migrants overboard early Wednesday morning during their journey from
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Low Tech Horse Patrol Unit Apprehends 125 Illegal Aliens
The Laredo Sector Border Patrol Horse Patrol Unit (HPU) apprehended 125 illegal aliens throughout the Laredo Sector area of operations
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U.S. Border Patrol have detected more than 3,000 individuals using small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (drones) so far this year
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector have detected more than 3,000 individuals with the assistance of
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Trafficking along migration routes, COVID-related challenges for refugees and asylum seekers discussed at meeting of OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee
Taking stock of migratory developments in the OSCE region over the last several months, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc
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Spanish Port of Melilla Under Pressure
Last year 11,669 people were located in the port’s security zone. So far this year, the Civil Guard has located
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Frontex renews working arrangement with Georgia
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, renewed its working arrangement with the Ministry of the Internal Affairs of
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Fire at Afghan-Iranian border hits vital humanitarian assistance
A catastrophic fire at a border between Afghanistan and Iran has damaged an UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reception
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43 citizens from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Turkey, Iraq and Pakistan detected by Romanian border guards
Forty-three citizens from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Turkey, Iraq and Pakistan were found by Romanian border guards from Arad and Bihor trying
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Citizens of Yemen rescued by border guards from Danube River
Border police officers from the Moldova Nouă Border Police Sector – ITPF Timişoara found five Yemeni citizens who tried to
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IOM Niger Strengthens Protection of Gambian Migrants
Since 2017, over 1,600 Gambian migrants stranded in Niger have returned home with support from the International Organization for Migration
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ICMPD Migration Outlook 2021: A first look at key trends and post COVID-19 scenarios
2021 will be another challenging year for EU migration policy. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused a global
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