The United States is expelling migrants to Mexico far from where they are caught crossing the border, according to Reuters witnesses, in a move that circumvents the refusal of authorities in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas who stopped accepting the return of migrant families with younger children.

Biden steps up family expulsions as US-Mexico border arrivals keep climbing

Some migrant families arriving in the United States will be housed in hotels under a new programme managed by non-profit organisations, according to two people familiar with the plans, a move away from for-profit detention centers that have been criticised by Democrats and health experts.

US to place migrant families in hotels in move away from detention centers 

The Biden administration warned Tuesday that the United States expected to make more apprehensions along the southwestern border this year than at any time in the past two decades, underscoring the urgency for the White House to develop solutions for the chronic problems with immigration from Central America.

Surge in migrants defies easy or quick solutions for Biden

The Biden administration has ordered the government's disaster emergency agency to help with a surge in migrant children crossing the southern border that has overwhelmed processing facilities.

US orders emergency agency to help with child migrant surge

At least four people died when a boat carrying about 30 migrants sank off Spain's Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The 35 migrants belonged to the Maghreb region.

Four dead as migrant boat capsises off Canary Islands

A Hong Kong court's decision to uphold a compulsory rule for migrant domestic workers to live with their employers drew criticism on Tuesday from labour rights advocates, who said it exposed foreign maids to conditions akin to modern slavery.

Anger as Hong Kong court keeps 'discriminatory' live-in rule for migrant maids

On August 24, after waiting for five months in the violent Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez for a US asylum hearing, Elida, a Guatemalan migrant, decided to send her disabled 12-year-old son Gustavo into the United States alone.

A migrant mother saw her disabled son walk into the US. Then he disappeared

A fire broke out at the Moria migrant camp in the early hours of Wednesday. The camp is located on the island of Lesbos in Greece and is infamous for being overcrowded and its poor conditions.

Fire breaks out at overcrowded Moria migrant camp in Greece

The government said Monday it had brought home 10 French children of jihadist fighters overnight from a refugee camp in Syria, the latest in a piecemeal repatriation process since the Islamic State group was ousted from its Syrian base in March 2019.

France brings home 10 jihadists' children from Syria

Passengers of a Shramik Special train from Bengaluru to Bihar, protested against the poor resources available to the passengers during the travel. The protestors hurled brickbats in the railway station on Saturday morning.

Passenger hurl stones at Shramik special train; no food and water available

Indian Railways Ministry has issued guidelines regarding the operation of 'Shramik special trains'. These special trains have been started after the lockdown was extended for the second time in the country.

Indian Railways issues guidelines for 'shramik special trains'

A migrant worker was cycling back to his hometown in Uttar Pradesh from Maharashtra, but died midway on Friday. He started his journey from Bhiwandi, but was found in an unconscious state in Madhya Pradesh`s Barwani town.

Migrant worker cycles from Maharashtra to UP; dies mid-way

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that a 2016 agreement between Turkey and the European Union needs to be updated, taking into account developments in Syria and that Ankara was ready to work constructively on the issue.

Migrant deal with European Union needs to be updated: Turkey

Thousands of migrants facing the perilous journey from Turkey to the Aegean islands on Europe’s periphery are now supposed to face another obstacle as the Greek government announced that it will build a floating barrier to deter them.

Greek Defence Ministry plans to build sea barrier off Lesbos to deter migrants

"They'll have to find a very large courtroom, for it will be a trial against the Italian people," Salvini, head of the far-right League party, said on Facebook Sunday.

Italy committee to vote on Salvini migrant trial

Central American migrants entered Mexico from Guatemala in small groups on Saturday after brief clashes earlier in the day when dozens of people tried to force their way across the border and were pushed back by Mexican security forces.

Migrants enter slowly at Guatemala-Mexico border after scuffles

At least 58 migrants drowned as their boat sank near the Mauritanian coast after a week at sea, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday. The U.

Dozens of migrants drown as boat sinks off Mauritania: U.N.

Malta's armed forces have started cooperating with Libya's coastguard to turn back migrant boats heading into Malta's search and rescue zone, a newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a secret government deal.

Malta has deal with Libya coastguard over migrant interceptions: Report

More than 1,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that that "bleak milestone" has been reached, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.

Migrant death toll in Mediterranean tops 1,000 for 6th year: UNHCR

At least two migrants died on Sunday in a fire at a Greek island refugee camp, with the blaze triggering rioting by angry residents. Athens News Agency, quoting police sources, reported that a woman and a child had died in the blaze at the overcrowded Moira camp on the island of Lesbos.

Riots at Greek migrant camp after two die in a fire

Interior ministers from four European Union (EU) countries will meet on Monday in Malta to try to work out an automatic system to determine which countries will welcome migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean.

European Union ministers in Malta to create a new migrant system

Italy's new government allowed a French charity ship to head to the island of Lampedusa on Saturday and bring ashore some 82 migrants, reversing the uncompromising, closed-door policy of the previous administration.

In break with past, Rome lets charity ship head to Italian port

Fifty-five bodies have been recovered so far off the Libyan coast, an aid worker said on Saturday, after a wooden boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized on Thursday.

Rescuers retrieve 55 migrant bodies from capsized boat off Libyan coast

Unlike many of its European neighbours, Portugal is currently trying to attract refugees, encouraging immigration to boost their workforce and combat a dwindling population.

From rescue in the Med, to a migrant's life in Portugal

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