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Municipal police guide the vehicles transporting the bodies of Oscar Martinez and his daughter Valeria

Bodies of drowned Salvadoran migrants returned home

The bodies of a Salvadoran father and his 23-month-old daughter, whose bodies lying face down in the Rio Grande became symbols of the perils of illegal immigration to the United States, were returned to their homeland today.

World • 01 Jul 19

Migrants resting on a boat in the Mediterranean Sea

Refugees should not be sent back to Libya - MSF

The international head of MSF has described conditions in Libyan detention camps as "a nightmare" and said refugees should not be sent back there but should be rescued from Libya.

World • 30 Jun 19

Survivors of a boat carrying migrants that sunk in the Mediterranean gather at a shelter in the Tunisian coastal town of Zarzis

60 migrants drown in the Mediterranean - Red Crescent

Around 60 migrants, most of them from Bangladesh, have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea after it left Libya for Italy, the Tunisian Red Crescent said.

World • 11 May 19

Some of the migrants were brought to the Italian island of Lampedusa

Three dead and dozens missing after migrant boat sinks

A boat carrying up to 70 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa has sunk in the Mediterranean.

World • 10 May 19

Migrants from Central America held at a border crossing in El Paso

Trump cuts aid to Central American countries

US President Donald Trump has directed the State Department to end foreign assistance programmes to three Central American countries.

News • 31 Mar 19

Maltese special forces guard the migrants after the ship docked in Valetta

Malta takes control of tanker hijacked by migrants

Malta's armed forces have taken control of a tanker that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued off Libya.

World • 28 Mar 19

Pope Francis' remarks came as he spoke to thousands of young people on his trip to Panama

Pope condemns 'senseless' stigmatising of migrants

Pope Francis has said it is "senseless and irresponsible" to stigmatise migrants and see all of them as threats to society, weighing in again on one of the most divisive issues in the United States.

World • 26 Jan 19

49 migrants, including a baby and several children, were rescued in December

Ireland to accept five migrants after Malta agreement

The Government has offered protection to five unaccompanied child migrants who have been seeking refuge in Malta after being rescued from the Mediterranean.

Europe • 10 Jan 19

"I make a heartfelt appeal to European leaders to show concrete solidarity for these people," Pope Francis said

Pope appeals for safe port for migrants on rescue ships

Pope Francis has urged European leaders to stop bickering over the fate of 49 migrants stuck aboard two humanitarian rescue ships on the Mediterranean and let them land at a safe port of call.

World • 06 Jan 19

A UK Border Force patrol boat sits in Dover Marina in England

Border Force cutters to check migrant Channel crossings

Two Border Force cutters will patrol the English Channel after almost 100 migrants made the crossing over the Christmas period, the UK's Home Office minister has announced.

UK • 31 Dec 18

Mr Javid has said the current situation is a 'major incident'

UK's Javid cuts break to tackle 'major' migrant issue

British Home Secretary Sajid Javid is cutting short a Christmas break to return to the UK to tackle a wave of attempts by migrants to cross the English Channel by boat.

UK • 29 Dec 18

Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini tweeted that the ports are closed

Rescued migrants stuck at sea after Italy closes ports

Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has said that Italian ports are closed to hundreds of migrants who were rescued yesterday off Libya, after a mother and newborn baby were evacuated to Malta.

Europe • 22 Dec 18

Migrants pictured in a camp at Velika Kladusa earlier this year

Weather leaves migrants stuck in Bosnia for winter

Harsh weather conditions and tight police border controls have stopped thousands of people from attempting to cross into Croatia at the European Union's Balkan frontier, leaving them in Bosnia until spring.

Europe • 15 Dec 18

In 2017, 22 unaccompanied minors arrived from camps in Greece while 41 came from unofficial camps near Calais

'80% rise in unaccompanied minors arriving in Ireland'

There has been an 80% increase over a three-year period in the number of unaccompanied minors arriving in Ireland and being referred to the child and family agencyTusla.

Ireland • 04 Dec 18

Migrants cross the dry riverbed of the Tijuana River trying to get to the El Chaparral port of entry

US shuts Mexico border post as migrants try to cross

All US-Mexico border traffic has been halted at the busy crossing between San Diego and Tijuana, US officials have said, as migrants amass at the border seeking asylum.

World • 25 Nov 18

Mexico's incoming interior minister said there was "no agreement of any type between the future government of Mexico and the United States

Mexico denies striking deal with US on migrants

US President Donald Trump has tweeted that migrants at the US-Mexico border would stay in Mexico until their asylum claims were individually approved in US courts, but Mexico's incoming government has denied striking any deal.

World • 25 Nov 18

The MV Aquarius had been used to rescue migrants from the sea in recent times

Italy orders seizure of migrant rescue ship

Italy has ordered the seizure of migrant rescue ship Aquarius for alleged illegal waste treatment, Doctors without Borders said today.

Europe • 20 Nov 18

Groups of migrants have been gathering on the beach at the border fence that separates Mexico from California

Tension as hundreds of migrants reach US border

Hundreds of migrants have reached the US-Mexico border today, their numbers swelling as the main body of a much larger caravan of Central Americans followed behind them at an accelerated pace through Mexico.

US • 14 Nov 18

Mr Salvini greeting the migrant group at a military airport near Rome today

Italy's Salvini meets migrants, promises 'welcome'

Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has met dozens of African migrants, recently evacuated from Libya by the UN, and sought to reassure them that Italy is "a welcoming, generous and supportive country".

Europe • 14 Nov 18

The decree ends "humanitarian protection" residency permits and allows fast-track expulsion of "dangerous" asylum-seekers

Thousands protest in Rome over 'anti-migrant' decree

Several thousand protesters have marched in Rome to protest against what they criticised as unfair anti-migrant policies promoted by far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.

World • 10 Nov 18

The ESRI report found that 16% of Africans living here are out of work

Higher rate of African migrants unemployed - ESRI

African nationals living in Ireland have a higher unemployment rate than other migrants and Irish people, according to an ESRI report.

Ireland • 07 Nov 18

Donald Trump's rhetoric on shooting migrants drew criticism from human rights groups

Trump backtracks on suggestion migrants could be shot

US President Donald Trump has backtracked from his suggestion to have soldiers shoot migrants who throw stones at the US-Mexico border.

US • 02 Nov 18

Migrants travelling towards the United States taking a rest along a road, hoping to hitch a ride on a passing vehicle

New migrant caravan departs El Salvador for US

About 2,000 people have begun walking north from El Salvador's capital, the latest of several groups trying to reach the United States, as President Donald Trump increases pressure to halt the flow of people.

US • 31 Oct 18

Sebastian Kurz pledged to take a hard line on refugees upon his election last year

Austria to withdraw from UN migration agreement

Austria will follow the United States and Hungary in backing out of a United Nations migration pact over concerns it will blur the line between legal and illegal migration, the country's government has said.

Europe • 31 Oct 18

Donald Trump said fewer migrants would come to the US if they knew they would be detained in tents

US will build 'tent cities' for asylum seekers - Trump

US President Donald Trump said that his administration was planning to build "tent cities" for thousands of Central American migrants making their way through Mexico to the United States.

US • 30 Oct 18

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