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Human Rights Act may scupper migrant boats crackdown say experts

New laws to tackle the small boats crisis must override the Human Rights Act and decisions by European judges, legal experts have said. Think-tank Policy Exchange said legislation must go further than appearing “to address the Channel crisis” and Home Secretary Suella Braverman should be “required” to remove illegal arrivals. They say a new law […]

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U.S Coast Guard Enforces Migrant Policies in South Florida

NBC 6’s Laura Rodriguez spent about 5 hours in the air looking for migrant activity with law enforcement patrol. This time, they found more than 40 migrants restlessly trying to paddle to shore.  Lt. Commander. Brandon DeCardenas, US Coast Guard says sometimes it’s really hard to spot the migrants. “Most of the time we use […]

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Coast Guard repatriates 82 to Cuba from migrant vessels

The U.S. Coast Guard said it shipped 82 would-be migrants back to Cuba on Monday after they were intercepted at various points along South Florida’s coast over the past week. In a statement, the agency said it had intercepted the migrants after they were sighted aboard separate vessels between Jan. 8 and 13. The vessels […]

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UK

‘Sexual assault’, threats of kidnap and murder at migrant centre

The incident took place at a migrant removal site in Harmondsworth, west London (Image: Getty) Other security guards were threatened with kidnap and murder as gangs of Albanians, Vietnamese and North Africans engaged in brutal “turf wars”. Some brave refugees tried to keep the peace and protect staff as mayhem broke out at the Harmondsworth […]

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NYC mayor to travel to El Paso amid migrant crisis

Mayor Eric Adams plans to travel to El Paso, Texas, this weekend to visit the U.S.-Mexico border, as the migrant crisis continues to escalate in New York City. His office did not immediately provide details of the trip, but said he will travel Saturday and return Sunday after “making multiple stops at and near the […]

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Health

The Making of a Mosaic: European Migrant Journeys during the Age

The Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society is excited to welcome Dr. Nicholas J. Evans, a Senior Lecturer in diaspora history at the University of Hull, for a series of free virtual programs on Tuesdays in February, beginning at 2:30 p.m. These lectures are in conjunction with the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center’s Tuesday afternoon […]

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Canada

Migrant found dead at Quebec’s Roxham Road border crossing | CBC

A man was found dead on Wednesday at Roxham Road, a common passage between the United States and Canada used by migrants to claim asylum. The man was a migrant who was trying to cross the unofficial border, according to information obtained by Radio-Canada. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Quebec’s provincial police force, confirmed the death on […]

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UK

Migrant crossings broke record last year as 45,000 make journey

More than 45,000 migrants crossed the Channel to get to the UK last year, Government figures have shown – a record annual tally. Ministry of Defence offence data reveals 45,756 migrants made the dangerous voyage in flimsy dinghies in 2022, the highest total ever recorded. The final crossings of the year took place on Christmas […]

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Finance

The haunting divide between refugee and economic migrant

The writer is author of ‘Free’ “Could you tell us how exactly you got here?” The man who sat in front of me, carrying a little girl in his lap, muttered something I didn’t understand. His head hung low, his gaze fixed on the brown tiles. He had a worn-out look, like many others I […]

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Talking tough won’t stop migrant crossings of the English Channel

The writer is senior lecturer in human geography at the University of Liverpool. Joe Turner (University of York), Thom Davies (University of Nottingham) and Lucy Mayblin (University of Sheffield) also contributed to this article Just days ago, four people became the latest to lose their lives in the freezing waters of the English Channel. We […]