Austria Ready to Send More Police Officers to Protect External Border
Austria’s Interior Minister Karl Nehammer has announced that the country is ready to send more police forces to protect the
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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 the Bieszczady Mountains, Polish Border Guard officers detained illegal immigrants
On Tuesday (01/09) in Bandrów, a patrol of the Border Guard from Krościenko noticed two people with backpacks moving from
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ICE announces results of latest operations targeting criminal aliens
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday the results of recent enforcement actions targeting removable aliens who have been
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Over 360,000 Persons Displaced in Chad’s Lake Province, Over Half of Province’s Population
An estimated 363,807 persons are currently displaced in parts of the African nation of Chad’s zone bordering Cameroon, Nigeria and
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Urgent Coordinated Response Needed to the Alarming Conditions of Migrants and Refugees Detained in Melilla
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) call on Spanish authorities to adopt urgent and
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Air and Marine Operations Crews Intercept Migrant Smuggling Vessel in Florida Keys
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents, along with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and Monroe
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Twelve Syrian people hid in van discovered by Romanian Border Police
Arad border police found twelve people from Syria in a van driven by a Syrian citizen, whom the driver intended
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IOM, UNHCR Call for Urgent Action after 45 Die in Largest Recorded Shipwreck off Libya Coast in 2020
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are deeply saddened by the tragic deaths of
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US Coast Guard repatriates 52 migrants to the Dominican Republic, following interdiction in the Mona Passage
The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133) repatriated 52 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Monday, following the interdiction
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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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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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