migrants

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union intends to fast-track some of its aid money to Egypt using an urgent funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards, according to the president of the…

It was everywhere on the news and social media. In September 2023, 10,000 migrants arrived on the island of Lampedusa, more than doubling the island’s population of 6,000 and overwhelming its resources. The migrants – mostly men…

Since taking office in January 2022, hallmarks of Mayor Adams’ administration have involved creating a panic around crime, scapegoating NYC’s most vulnerable populations, and slashing social services despite a projected budget surplus,…

The United States Supreme Court has lifted a pause on a controversial law that allows Texas state authorities to detain and deport migrants and asylum seekers, a measure critics have dubbed the “show me your papers” law. The top court on…

Yesterday afternoon in a downtown courtroom, the Aug. 26, 1981 consent decree called Callahan vs. Carey lived on. Despite Mayor Adams’ lawyers rightly asking the court last spring to modify the city’s obligation to provide shelter, now…

Yesterday afternoon in a downtown courtroom, the Aug. 26, 1981 consent decree called Callahan vs. Carey lived on. Despite Mayor Adams’ lawyers rightly asking the court last spring to modify the city’s obligation to provide shelter, now…

March 15, 2024 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together…

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government has started requiring migrants without passports to submit to facial recognition technology to take domestic flights under a change that prompted confusion this week among immigrants and…

SYDNEY —  A report released Wednesday shows migrants are paid less than Australian-born workers. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia, an independent policy advocacy organization, has found migrants often work in jobs…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the four years after the border wall height was increased from 17 feet to 30 feet along the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the four years after the border wall height was increased from 17 feet to 30 feet along the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the four years after the border wall height was increased from 17 feet to 30 feet along the…

houston —  A federal judge in Texas on Friday upheld a key piece of President Joe Biden's immigration policy that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds, dismissing a challenge…

Ahmed (2008) Interviews; self-completion questionnaire United Kingdom High incomePermitted on broad social or economic grounds *Decision making regarding prenatal testing and termination for genetic conditions between Pakistani and white…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — In his Super Tuesday victory speech, former President Donald Trump elevated false information that had gone viral on social media, claiming the Biden administration secretly flew hundreds of thousands of migrants…

Nearly 8,600 people on the move died in 2023, a 20 per cent increase from 2022, according to the UN agency’s Missing Migrants Project online platform. It details the global movement of people risking their lives to escape conflict,…

Legal grievances against the South African Department of Home Affairs, including contempt of court cases, are depressingly common. Too frequently the minister has to apologise to a court, or to ask for more time, on behalf of the…

Immigration—already a politically divisive issue—is becoming increasingly contentious. Even as asylum seekers continue to arrive at the southern border, President Biden announced plans to build new barriers along the…

If only navigating public policy were like a “choose your own adventure” novel where the right choices lead inexorably to a successful and satisfying ending. In real life, there are no solutions, only imperfect options, difficult…

Chinese men holding down a pig in a fenced area in or new Los Angeles Chinatown, circa 1881-1910. Credit: Lisa See Collection, Huntington Digital Library…

Mayor Adams pushed back Tuesday on new state legislation that seeks to outlaw the 30- and 60-day limits his administration has put on migrants staying in New York City shelters, saying his policies constitute a “successful humanitarian…

San Diego Border Patrol agents have faced an untenable flood of Chinese migrants sneaking over the border each day, raising fears over the growing influence of the hostile state in the US. Border sources claim that 269 Chinese migrants…

New York —  New York is expanding a curfew to additional migrant shelters after violent incidents attributed to migrant shelter residents gained national attention in recent weeks. Mayor Eric Adams' administration will impose an 11…

Accusations that migrants beat NYPD officers late last month and the arrest Monday of five other migrants in a string of brazen moped robberies have Republicans demanding the repeal of three of New York’s so-called sanctuary city laws —…

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(2), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21020166 (registering DOI) Submission received: 30…

Selvan is heading out on his motorcycle to buy groceries from a nearby shop in the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka, but the direct sunlight disturbs him, making it hard to concentrate, blurring his vision as his panic grows: he is back on a…

1. IntroductionIt is estimated that forced displacement in Africa represents nearly one-third (30 million) of the global total . Forced migrants experience trauma and violence, including war, combat, imprisonment, rape, torture, and…

In recent years, conflict, insecurity, and the effects of climate change, war and conflict have heavily contributed to the forced movement whether within countries or across borders. In 2020 over 281 million people were international…

OHCHR issued a statement deploring the latest strike – the fourth since 2017 – which took place in Kaduna state in the north on Tuesday and left at least 80 civilians dead and more than 60 injured.“While we note that the authorities have…

Finland has accused Russia of flooding its borders with migrants from the Middle East and Africa over its decision to increase defense cooperation with the United States, a claim which Moscow denies.As many as 300 migrants from Iraq,…

Melbourne housing tower. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and magnified migrant and refugee communities'…

Bogota, Colombia – July 24, 2023 – Families in Colombia that received emergency cash transfers had higher levels of life satisfaction, more stable incomes, and reduced risks of food insecurity, even three months after…

“Refugees can change the world with access to education,” says Alnarjes Harba, a refugee from Syria who recently shared her story at the 2022 Migration Summit — a first-of-its-kind, global convening to address…

  16/12/2021 - Denmark’s economy is enjoying one of the quickest post-COVID recoveries of OECD countries. While it is important to stay vigilant to further virus outbreaks, policy can now focus on advancing the…

Boosting GDP and keeping Social Security solvent depend on the economic activity of migrantsas workers, consumers, and taxpayers; and, the United States should do more to regularize both high-tech professionals and other workers, panelists…