Situation at EU external borders – Arrivals picking up, still down for the year
In the first seven months of this year, the number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell by
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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.
IOM, UNHCR: Interception at Sea is not the Solution to English Channel Crossings
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are troubled by the proposal to intercept boats
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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 36,221 in 2020; Deaths Reach 444
The IOM reports that 36,221 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 12 August, with almost half of
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US Coast Guard, CBP interdicts 1 suspected smuggler, 16 migrants 14 miles east of Haulover Inlet Coast Guard, CBP interdicts 1 suspected smuggler, 16 migrants
The US Coast Guard, along with Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection halted a migrant smuggling operation
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Police in Spain smash sham marriage ring charging migrants €20,000 for bogus nuptials
The Spanish National Police (Policia Nacional) have arrested 12 suspected members of a sham marriage network which facilitated illegal immigration
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Libya continues to be challenging; IOM Direct Assistance teams provided core relief
During the month of July, IOM Libya recorded an increase in departures from Libyan shores compared to the same month
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US Feds intercept incomplete cross-border subterranean tunnel
Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) discovered an unfinished cross-border tunnel Tuesday after
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IOM, Government of Greece Assist 134 Iraqi Migrants with Voluntary Return
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Greece and the Hellenic authorities, in coordination with IOM Iraq and the diplomatic corps, organized the
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Movement should be safe for migrants; not profitable for smugglers
Clampdowns on low-level smugglers have helped turn the industry into a multimillion-dollar global business As legal avenues for migration have
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Frontex assists in first voluntary returns on chartered flights
This week, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, supported France with two charter flights for migrants who wanted
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Two Sudanese migrants were killed and three others injured in a shooting at the Khums disembarkation point last night in Libya, after being intercepted at sea and returned to shore by the coast guard.
Staff from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Khums, reported that local authorities started shooting when the migrants attempted
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Spanish National Police dismantles an organization dedicated to the trafficking of Dominican migrants
The international organization provided migrants with airline tickets to travel from the Dominican Republic to African countries with a previous
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Two convicted in France as part of cross-Channel people smuggling investigation
Two people, one of whom is British, have been convicted and jailed in France as a result of close working
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CBP Inter-agency Efforts Lead to 43 Migrant Apprehensions
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents, along with their partners, worked two early morning migrant
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Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, IOM Facilitates Return of 84 Migrants from Algeria to Mali
84 Malian nationals – 73 men, 7 women, 2 boys and 2 girls – made it home from Algeria, thanks to the International Organization
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Mauritania: A Milestone Reform of Laws Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomed this month the efforts of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, whose National Assembly
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Situation at EU external borders – Arrivals down in first half of 2020
In the first half of this year, the number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell by nearly
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Hungarian National Police Arrest 18 Irregular Migrants in 24 hours
In 3 separate incidents, the Hungarian National Police arrested 18 irregular migrants entering the country illegally. As part of a
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