Mexico to require visas for Peru nationals after migration spike
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico will require a visa application for Peruvian nationals seeking to enter Mexican territory, according to an announcement published in the official gazette on Friday, amid a recent surge…
Holistic approach needed on migration, Cyprus says, not just cash
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Throwing money at irregular migration will not make it go away, Cyprus said on Monday, saying the EU needed to take a holistic approach and rethink a ban on…
Morocco foils 75,184 illegal migration attempts to Europe in 2023
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco stopped 75,184 people from illegally migrating to Europe in 2023, up 6% compared to a year earlier, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The figures reflected “the resilience…
UN migration agency seeks $7.9 billion for migrant support
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Nations migration agency aims to raise $7.9 billion this year through a new funding push to bolster efforts to protect migrants, reduce displacement and…
Mexico restarts repatriating Venezuelans as tensions over migration run high
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s government has restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans, it said on Saturday, two days after officials agreed to work more closely with their U.S. counterparts to tackle record migration…
Macron defends new French migration law despite political tensions
By Michel Rose and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday defended a bill to toughen immigration laws despite an embarrassing parliamentary vote that put his ruling alliance on…
Mexico to challenge Texas’ new ‘inhumane’ migration law, president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday said his government was preparing to challenge a new Texas law allowing state law enforcement to arrest suspected migrants, which he…
Australia’s PM Albanese says migration intake must be ‘sustainable’
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday the country’s migration intake needed to be wound back to a “sustainable level”, as he flagged the release this week of…
Stark reality of migration confronts scuba diving tourists on Spain’s El Hierro
LA RESTINGA, Spain (Reuters) – El Hierro’s crystal-clear waters and abundance of marine life have made this island in Spain’s Canaries archipelago one of the world’s top scuba diving spots. But this…
In Cuba, migration is for the dogs, too
By Anett Rios and Alien Fernandez HAVANA (Reuters) – When Bingo first stepped foot in the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after months of arrangements ahead of his departure from Cuba, he…
Analysis-Brussels attack underlines challenges for new EU migration pact
By Gabriela Baczynska and Alvise Armellini BRUSSELS/ROME (Reuters) – A deadly Islamist attack in Belgium by a rejected asylum-seeker from Tunisia who earlier lived in Italy and Sweden has underlined security gaps…
Venezuela’s Maduro to attend October migration summit in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will attend next Sunday’s meeting in southern Mexico where regional leaders will discuss rising U.S.-bound migration in Latin America, Mexico’s foreign ministry announced in…
Mexico calls for end to Texas cargo inspections as governor ‘complicating migration situation’
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico on Monday called for the U.S. government to mediate with Texas state authorities to ease inspections for cargo trucks crossing the border, as the…
Poland rejects joint EU statement on migration at Granada summit
GRANADA, Spain (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Friday said Warsaw had rejected a joint statement on migration at the conclusion of the European Union’s informal summit in Granada. Instead,…
Poland election campaign polarised by anxiety over migration
By Marek Strzelecki, Kuba Stezycki and Kacper Pempel DUBICZE CERKIEWNE, Poland (Reuters) – In Dubicze Cerkiewne, a Polish village next to one of Europe’s last primeval forests, few tourists come any more…
EU takes step towards overhauling migration system
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries on Wednesday sealed a deal on how to handle irregular immigration at times of exceptionally high arrivals, taking a step towards overhauling the bloc’s…
Elon Musk wades into German debate over migration
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk waded into German politics on Friday, sharing the post of another account on his social media platform X that attacked…
Serbian police step up migration patrols on border with Hungary
SUBOTICA, Serbia (Reuters) – Serbia has sent special forces to the border with Hungary as hundreds of migrants a day try to reach the European Union. With Serbia on the main route…
Panama announces new measures to curb record migration through Darien Gap
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama announced on Friday new measure to curb rising migrant crossings through the Darien Gap jungle region linking the country with Colombia, which reached an all time high this…
U.S., Colombia to open three migration offices to stem irregular crossings
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Three offices meant to attend Haitian, Cuban and Venezuelan migrants hoping to reach the United States will open in Colombia, the Andean country’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, the…
Migration through Panama’s perilous Darien Gap hits all-time high
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The number of people crossing the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama and Colombia hit an all-time high in the first seven months of the year,…
Drug Seizures Surged Along The Southern Border In May As Illegal Migration Dropped
Drug Seizures Surged Along The Southern Border In May As Illegal Migration Dropped Jennie Taer on June 21, 2023 Federal authorities stationed along the southern border seized roughly 40% more drugs in…
Migration through Panama’s Darien Gap spikes despite US plan
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -The number of people arriving in the treacherous Darien Gap linking Panama with Colombia soared in April and early May, Panamanian government data shows, dealing a…
U.S., Cuban officials discuss migration as COVID border restrictions set to end
By Matt Spetalnick and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Cuban officials discussed migration issues on Wednesday as the Biden administration braces for the end of COVID-era border restrictions that have…
Mexico investigates top migration officials after deadly fire
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican prosecutors have launched criminal proceedings against top immigration officials as they investigate a fire that killed 40 migrants in a detention center last month, the Attorney General’s…
US, Panama, Colombia agree plan to curb migration in Darien Gap
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The United States, Panama and Colombia will launch a two-month campaign to tackle undocumented immigration through the jungle region separating Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap,…
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