MIGRANTS

The UN extends support to migrant populations in Costa Rica

Published on: February 21, 2024
17:15

United Nations, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) The UN announced on Wednesday the upcoming launch of its Preparedness and Response Plan for People in Transit aimed at boosting assistance to vulnerable refugees and migrants in Costa Rica.

Boat with migrants shipwrecked in Panama, four die

Published on: February 15, 2024
13:54

Panama City, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) At least four irregular migrants died when the boat they were sailing on the Atlantic coast of Panama capsized, an official source confirmed today. According to preliminary reports from the National Border Service (Senafront), the incident occurred in the Guna Yala region near the Carreto area, used as one of the most expensive routes used by traffickers to transport those interested in speedboats to avoid the Darien jungle, on their way to the United States.

Mexico recorded in 2023 the highest migrant inflow in a decade

Published on: December 24, 2023
11:39

Mexico City, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Mexico registered in 2023 the largest influx of migrants in a decade with 586,626 individuals without counting November and December, La Jornada daily reports on Sunday.

U.S. CBP arrested over 59K Salvadoran immigrants in 2023

Published on: December 23, 2023
12:02

San Salvador, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The United States has arrested up to 59,693 Salvadorans from January to November 2023, the newspaper El Mundo reported Saturday.

Some two thousand migrants died in 2023 on the sea route to Italy

Published on: December 19, 2023
11:49

Rome, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) In 2023 more than two thousand migrants died in the central Mediterranean, mainly on the route from North Africa to Italy, 60% more than the 1,417 deaths occurred last year, a report reveals.

More migrant deportations in the U.S. in exchange for aid to Ukraine

Published on: December 13, 2023
09:39

Washington, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The administration of Joe Biden would agree to make drastic changes in immigration policies in order to secure military aid for Ukraine.

BA reports that German economy depends heavily on foreign workers

Published on: November 19, 2023
00:45

Berlin, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Germany's Federal Employment Agency (BA) reported that the domestic economy depends on foreign workers to a large extent.

Cubans residing abroad visit social project in Cuba

Published on: November 17, 2023
16:27

Havana, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban residents abroad visited the Cabildo Quisicuaba Socio-Cultural Community Project on Friday, in the context of the 4th Conference on the Nation and Emigration to be held in this capital over the weekend.

Mexico rejects anti-immigration measures approved by Texas, US

Published on: November 17, 2023
12:21

Mexico City,Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) Mexico today rejected anti-immigration measures in Texas, whose Congress gave the green light to laws that allocate 1.5 billion dollars for a border wall and make it a crime to enter the state illegally.

US returns 60 irregular migrants to Cuba

Published on: November 15, 2023
10:33

Havana, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The U.S. Coast Guard (SGC) returned to Cuba 60 irregular migrants who had left the country illegally by sea, the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) informed.

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