At least 79 migrants drowned early on Wednesday and more were feared missing when their boat capsized and sank off Greece, the country’s coast guard said. By midday, 104 were…
Nearly 500 migrants who tried to cross the central Mediterranean have been brought back to Libya, a spokesman for the U.N. migration agency said on Friday, two days after charity…
New York City is prepared to house asylum-seekers in as many as 20 schools with free-standing gyms, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday. “This is one of the last places we…
Blas Nunez-Neto, assistant secretary for border and immigration policy at the Department of Homeland Security, said border officials had been encountering a little less than 5,000 people a day since…
During Thursday morning Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a few blocks from the border with Mexico, the Rev. Daniel Mora prayed for goodwill in welcoming the crowds of migrants…
Many migrants gathered along some sections of the U.S.-Mexico border were left questioning when or whether they would cross into the United States to seek asylum once pandemic-related restrictions known…
Migrants hoping to gain entry into the U.S. were rushing over the U.S.-Mexico border in the waning hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 were on the brink…
Facing overwhelming numbers of illegal migrants crossing into Texas, the US Border Patrol has announced it’s turning to cellphone technology to help speed up processing. The agents are using mobile…
Italy’s cabinet on Tuesday announced a state of emergency on immigration following a “sharp rise” in flows across the Mediterranean, a statement said, in a move aimed at better management…
More than three dozen migrants died in a dormitory fire at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico near the U.S. border, immigration officials said Tuesday. The fire broke out when…
A large operation is under way off Italy’s coast to rescue 1,300 migrants in overcrowded boats. The country’s navy and coastguard say they are racing to help three vessels near…