immigrants
Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has intercepted 122 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast in recent…
Trump faces hostility on visits to massacre sites
World
August 7, 2019
Trump faces hostility on visits to massacre sites
President Donald Trump is flying Wednesday to the sites of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, but the divisive Republican…
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
Middle East
August 5, 2019
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
MILAN (AP) — Forty migrants rescued off the coast of Libya were successfully transferred Sunday to Maltese military boats and…
Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will allow about 7,000 Syrians who have fled war in their country to…
Trump announces controversial asylum deal with Guatemala
World
July 27, 2019
Trump announces controversial asylum deal with Guatemala
President Donald Trump announced Friday that a “landmark” asylum agreement has been reached with Guatemala, as the United States ratchets…
New migrants brought to Libya center hit by deadly air strike
Middle East
July 14, 2019
New migrants brought to Libya center hit by deadly air strike
CAIRO (Reuters) – More migrants have been moved to a detention center in Libya’s capital where an air strike killed…
As US agents prepare to arrest ‘thousands,’ migrants live in fear
World
July 14, 2019
As US agents prepare to arrest ‘thousands,’ migrants live in fear
Thousands of undocumented immigrants were waiting in fear and uncertainty ahead of nationwide raids Sunday that President Donald Trump said…
UN’s Bachelet ‘appalled’ at US treatment of migrants and refugees
World
July 8, 2019
UN’s Bachelet ‘appalled’ at US treatment of migrants and refugees
GENEVA (Reuters) – UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is “appalled” at the conditions in which the United States is…
Trump delays mass deportation raids, seeks deal with Democrats
World
June 23, 2019
Trump delays mass deportation raids, seeks deal with Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone mass deportation raids for two weeks as…
From El Salvador to Texas, navigating the US asylum maze
World
June 20, 2019
From El Salvador to Texas, navigating the US asylum maze
Exactly 146 days after leaving home in El Salvador, a petite, soft-spoken woman named Yolanda sat in a Texas courtroom…