ATHENS—Greece’s border forces are on alert to avoid a repeat of the mass arrivals of migrants that the country experienced in 2015, the government’s spokesman said on Thursday, following the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan. Greece was on the frontline of Europe’s migration crisis in 2015, when nearly one million people fleeing…
Greece Says Border Forces on Alert to Avoid Repeat of 2015 Migrant Crisis
Mauritania Rescues 7 Migrants from Sea, but 47 Feared Dead
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania—The Mauritanian Coast Guard has rescued a group of seven migrants from a stranded boat in the coastal Atlantic, though 47 other passengers are feared dead, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday. The boat was carrying West Africans trying to migrate to Spain’s Canary Islands, off northwest Africa, according to IOM’s Missing Migrants…
Nearly 600 People Cross English Channel to UK in New Daily Record
Nearly 600 people made the perilous trip across the English Channel on a single day this week, a new daily record. On the day an Eritrean man lost his life trying to reach the UK, at least 592 people were rescued or intercepted when making the dangerous crossing, latest figures show. The 27-year-old died after…
Poland Reports Record Number of Illegal Migrants at Belarusian Border
WARSAW, Poland—A record number of illegal immigrants have crossed the Polish border with Belarus since Friday, the Border Guard said on Monday, amid accusations Minsk is using illegal crossings to pressure European Union states. Poland and Lithuania have seen a surge in illegal immigration in recent weeks that is so severe the countries have appealed…
Rescued Migrants Get OK to Land in Italy After Days at Sea
ROME—A German charity boat carrying 257 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean docked Saturday in Sicily after Italian authorities granted permission, and hours later a French humanitarian vessel with 549 migrants aboard received a similar port assignment. After several days in limbo at sea, Sea-Watch 3 sailed into port at Trapani, western Sicily. Among the migrants…
At Least 10 Dead After Van Carrying Migrants Crashes in Texas
At least 10 people are dead after an overloaded van carrying suspected migrants crashed on a remote highway in Brooks County, Texas, according to reports. The crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. at the intersection of US 281 and Business Route 281 in Encino, a town of 140 people. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating the…
Invasion by Any Other Name
Commentary Semantics are important for how we communicate and define issues. One who controls words controls the narrative. So, take the words migrant and invader. Is there a difference? It’s all in how they are perceived by some, and the effect their illegal border crossings have on the United States. One definition of invasion should…
Migrants Who Test Positive for COVID-19 Aren’t Being Deported: Report
August 3, 2021
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Migrant families were unable to board their deportation flights to Central America after testing positive for COVID-19 or being exposed to someone with the virus, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials. The Biden administration scheduled the first expedited removal flight taking migrants who enter the U.S. illegally back to their home countries Friday,…
Lithuania to Turn Migrants Crossing in From Belarus Away
VILNIUS, Lithuania—Lithuania has ordered its border guards to turn away, by force if needed, migrants attempting to enter the Baltic country as the rapidly growing number of immigrants illegally crossing from neighboring Belarus has emerged as a major foreign policy issue to the small European Union nation. The Interior Ministry distributed a video footage shot…
Rescuers Pull 394 Migrants From Dangerously Overcrowded Boat Off Tunisia
August 2, 2021
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ABOARD SEA-WATCH 3, Mediterranean—Two humanitarian rescue ships pulled 394 migrants from a dangerously overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean overnight on Sunday in an operation lasting about six hours, a Reuters witness said. Sea-Watch 3, a vessel run by German NGO Sea Watch, and Ocean Viking, run by European charity SOS Mediterranee, rescued the migrants…
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