MIGRANTS

Turkey authorities arrest human traffickers and rescue migrants

Published on: September 22, 2021
12:44

Ankara, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) Turkish security forces detained three people on charges of human trafficking and rescued 230 migrants in the Aegean Sea, according to government information released on Wednesday.

Haitians in Mexico City to ask for refuge

Published on: September 22, 2021
11:06

Mexico, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) Some 200 migrants, mostly Haitians, remain today outside the office of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid (Comar) in Juárez, Mexico City, to ask for refuge.

‘La Jornada’ warns Mexico is overflowing with migrants

Published on: September 20, 2021
10:53

Mexico, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) La Jornada newspaper warns today in an editorial that Mexico is overwhelmed by the massive arrival of migrants from various nations, a situation whose cause is beyond its reach.

UNHCR warns about impact of pandemic on migrants

Published on: September 17, 2021
12:52

Geneva, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on displaced and stateless people, and requested support from the international community.

Border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan remains closed

Published on: September 17, 2021
12:44

Kabul, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) An important border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan remains closed on Friday, while hundreds of people wait nearby, amid strict controls on both sides.

Criticism in Mexico about repression on migrants on southern border

Published on: September 1, 2021
14:52

Mexico, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Criticism against agents of the National Guard and the National Migration Institute of Mexico who repressed migrants on the southern border with Guatemala continue in the press today.

EU backs helping Afghanistan’s neighbors to cope with refugees

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:21

Brussels, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) European Union justice and home affairs ministers pledged Tuesday to support Afghanistan's neighbors to help them host people fleeing the new Taliban regime and prevent a new wave of migrants heading to Europe.

UNHCR calls for end of forcible returns of Afghan migrants

Published on: August 17, 2021
12:48

Geneva, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday called for the end of the forcible return of Afghan migrants due to the existing instability and insecurity in that country.

At least 430 migrants arrive in England in a day

Published on: July 20, 2021
09:11

London, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) At least 430 migrants arrived in England shores on Monday after daring to across the English Channel in fragile boats, the British Home Secretariat confirmed on Tuesday.

Covid-19 cases increase among detained migrants in U.S.

Published on: July 7, 2021
07:28

Washington, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 cases reported at US Immigration and Customs Control Service facilities are growing as the number of detainees also increases.

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