Autopsy Set for Migrant Girl, 7, Who Died in Border Custody
Immigration officials say an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death of a 7-year-old migrant girl who suffered seizures in custody and later died.
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Working While They Wait, Migrants Seek Jobs at US Border
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Before dawn each morning, migrants slip away from a Tijuana shelter within
Read moreAid Groups Terminate Aquarius Migrant Rescue Operations
The aid groups Doctors Without Borders and SOS Mediterranee say they have been forced to end the migrant rescue operations of the Aquarius ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
Read moreNovember Border Arrests Jump to Highest in Trump Presidency
U.S. Border Patrol arrests on the Mexican border jumped 78 percent in November from a year earlier to the highest level in Donald Trump’s presidency, with families and children accounting for a majority for a third straight month.
Read moreMerkel Rebuffs German Nationalists Over Migration Pact
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday rejected calls from nationalist lawmakers for Germany to drop its support for a U.N.-backed agreement on migration.
Read moreTrump Accuses Migrants of Abusing Asylum System
In a lengthy speech that at times verged on being a diatribe, President Donald Trump said Thursday that asylum seekers must stop making a “mockery” of U.S. immigration laws and must go to ports of entry in order to make a claim.
Read moreAustria Says It Won’t Sign UN Global Migration Pact
The Austrian government said Wednesday that it won’t sign a global compact to promote safe and orderly migration, citing concerns about national sovereignty as it joined neighboring Hungary in shunning the agreement.
Read moreMattis Expected to Send Hundreds of Troops to Border
A U.S. official says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to sign an order as early as Thursday sending 800 or more troops to the southern border to support the Border Patrol.
Read morePressure Turns to Mexico as Migrant Caravan Heads for Border
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to call out the military “close our southern border” if Mexico does not stop a Central American migrant caravan before it reaches the U.S. border.
Read moreEU Moves to Tighten Borders, Boost Africa Ties on Migrants
European Union leaders were set Thursday to push ahead with plans to boost cooperation with North African countries and beef up the bloc’s borders in an effort to stop migrants entering Europe.
Read moreEU Leaders to Tackle Brexit, Migration Failures at Summit
EU leaders grapple this week with two of the biggest threats to the entire European project: the messy divorce with Britain and their failure to share responsibility for people seeking sanctuary or better lives in Europe.
Read moreVenezuela Launches Airlift for Migrants to Return Home
Some 300 Venezuelans gathered outside of their country’s embassy in Peru on Tuesday shouting “We want to leave!” after President Nicolas Maduro offered to airlift migrants who wanted to return back to their homeland.
Read moreEU Seeks Safe Harbor for Ship Carrying 141 Rescued Migrants
The European Commission said Monday that it is contact with a number of member states to identify a country willing to take 141 migrants picked up by a rescue ship, after the French groups operating the ship appealed for a safe port and Italy said Britain should take responsibility.
Read moreGermany Concludes Deal With Spain to Return Migrants
Germany says it has reached an agreement with Spain for that country to take back previously registered migrants who show up at the German border, a first step toward implementing a deal to defuse a domestic political dispute over migration.
Read more800 Migrants Storm Fences to Enter Spanish Enclave in Africa
Around 800 migrants stormed border fences separating Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco to get into Europe, police said Thursday.
Read moreFrench Court Says Helping Migrants Not Illegal
France’s Constitutional Council has issued a decision in the case of a farmer convicted for helping migrants who entered the country illegally, saying “fraternity” is a principle “of constitutional value” and should not be prosecuted.
Read moreMerkel Pushed to Tighten Border Against Asylum Seekers
Germany’s ruling coalition has averted a crisis – for now at least – after Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to tighten her country’s southern border against asylum seekers, according to news reports.
Read moreAustria Says It’s Prepared to ‘Protect’ Its Southern Border
Austria’s government and German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition partners raised questions Tuesday about a deal to end a crisis over migration policy, with Vienna saying it is prepared to take unspecified measures to “protect” Austria’s southern border if migrants are its neighbor turns back migrants.
Read moreEU Leaders Hail Migrant Plan but 100 More Go Missing at Sea
European Union leaders declared victory Friday, claiming to have set aside major differences over how best to handle migrant arrivals as they commissioned new plans to screen people in North Africa for eligibility to enter Europe.
Read moreMalta Allows Migrant Rescue Ship to Dock
The prime minister of Malta says it will allow a humanitarian rescue ship to dock in Malta, and that the more than 200 migrants on board would be distributed among seven EU states.
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