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More than 200 migrants rescued off Malta
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], May 26 (ANI): More than 200 people, including women and children, were rescued by the Maltese navy in the Mediterranean Sea, authorities said on Saturday.
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Denmark bats for permanent border control to ward off terrorism
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 21 (ANI): With general elections in Denmark less than a month away, the country's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen proposed permanent border control in a bid to keep cross-border crime in check along with warding off terrorism.
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Fifth migrant child dies in custody after being detained at US-Mexico bord
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) said that a 16-year-old boy from Guatemala died at a Border Patrol station in southern Texas, becoming the fifth death of migrant child since December last year.
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Over 700 irregular migrants held in Turkey
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Edirine [Turkey], May 12 (ANI): Turkish authorities on Saturday detained at least 757 irregular migrants across the country, security sources said.
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Jared Kushner's new plan on US immigration raises eyebrows
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): The proposal to reform the US immigration system by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and senior advisor to United States President Donald Trump, has garnered concerns by activists and anti-immigration groups, who claim that the proposal does not address th
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US authorities detain over 600 migrants near US border
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Mexico [USA], May 1 (ANI): Over 600 "illegal" migrants were apprehended from Sunland Park and Antelope Wells here in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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Venezuela crisis: Over 3 lakh children forced to live in neighbouring coun
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Apr 30 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday said that nearly 327,000 children from Venezuela are living as migrants and refugees in Colombia due to lack of healthcare and education facilities in their own country.
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Pope Francis donates $500,000 to migrants at US-Mexico border
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Vatican City, Apr 29 (ANI): Pope Francis recently donated USD 5,00,000 to help migrants in Mexico who are attempting to enter the United States, reinforcing the pontiff's stance of welcoming migrants rather than stigmatising them.
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BJP President Amit Shah targets Opposition parties on NRC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Auraiya (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 25 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah targeted opposition parties on the issue of National Register of Citizens (NRC) on Thursday and said that the BJP government will evict all the illegal migrants from the country.
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Trump renews threat to close Mexico border
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 25 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Wednesday again threatened to shut United States' southern border with Mexico and send more "armed soldiers" to the region if the latter did not block a new caravan of migrants soon.
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FBI arrests right-wing militia leader for detaining migrants
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Mexico [US], Apr 21 (ANI): The FBI on Saturday arrested the leader of a right-wing militia for detaining groups of migrant families at gunpoint on Southern border of United States.
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US: Right-wing militia detaining migrants at gunpoint: report
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Mexico [United States], Apr 20 (ANI): A right-wing militia group operating in southern New Mexico has begun detaining groups of migrant families at gunpoint, reports New York Times.
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