immigration
Four human traffickers jailed for life over migrant truck deaths
World
June 20, 2019
Four human traffickers jailed for life over migrant truck deaths
A court in Hungary on Thursday sentenced an Afghan ring leader and three Bulgarian accomplices to life in prison over the deaths…
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…
Trump says US to begin removing ‘millions’ of illegal migrants
World
June 18, 2019
Trump says US to begin removing ‘millions’ of illegal migrants
The United States will start removing “millions” of illegal migrants next week, President Donald Trump said Monday, adding that Guatemala…
Mediterranean countries ramp up efforts to find missing migrants
World
June 15, 2019
Mediterranean countries ramp up efforts to find missing migrants
Mediterranean countries say they have taken a key step towards finding out the fate of thousands of migrants — many…
Relief at US-Mexico border after tariff climbdown
World
June 9, 2019
Relief at US-Mexico border after tariff climbdown
Businesses and workers at the US-Mexico border in California expressed relief Saturday over the scrapping of planned tariffs which had…
US, Mexico hammer out last-minute deal to curb migration, avoid tariffs
World
June 8, 2019
US, Mexico hammer out last-minute deal to curb migration, avoid tariffs
The United States and Mexico reached an 11th-hour deal late Friday to crack down on migration from Central America, with…
Mexico scrambles to slow migrants as Trump tariffs loom
World
June 7, 2019
Mexico scrambles to slow migrants as Trump tariffs loom
Mexico scrambled Thursday to slow the flow of Central American migrants to the United States as talks continued in Washington…
Humanity’s history of migration by sea — from Troy to Lampedusa
World
June 6, 2019
Humanity’s history of migration by sea — from Troy to Lampedusa
There are countless examples of fleeing across the sea — and historian Erik Lindner has been intrigued by this topic…
Social Democrats win Danish general election, ousting right wing
World
June 6, 2019
Social Democrats win Danish general election, ousting right wing
Denmark’s opposition Social Democrats won Wednesday’s general election after a campaign focused on concerns over the climate, welfare and immigration,…
Trump steps up attacks on Mexico, tariff threat called ‘deadly serious’
World
June 3, 2019
Trump steps up attacks on Mexico, tariff threat called ‘deadly serious’
Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on Mexico over immigration on Sunday as a top aide warned that the US…