An Italian coastguard vessel stranded in the Mediterranean with more than 130 migrants aboard has been allowed to dock in the eastern Sicilian port of Augusta but Rome on Sunday refused to let them disembark until a deal is struck with the EU.

Dozens of migrants still stuck on vessel in Italy port

The Trump administration moved on Monday to declare most migrants who cross the US southern border after passing through Mexico ineligible for asylum. A new rule redefining asylum eligibility - to take effect on Tuesday - is the latest attempt to stem the flow of undocumented migrants into the country, and comes amid White House frustration at Congress's failure to toughen immigration laws.

Trump administration moves to block asylum for migrants entering US from Mexico

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said migrant detention centers that have come under criticism for overcrowding and poor conditions will be opened to visits by journalists.

I want the press to go and see migrant detention centres: Trump

The one issue that affects almost all countries in the world is that of migrants. Yet, this is an issue on which the affected countries - be they homeland or destination of the migrants - never think or act as one.

WION Edit: World unmoved by migrants' plight

Migrants held at a border patrol station in Texas were being kept in "horrifying" conditions that included psychological abuse and being told to drink out of toilets, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said after a visit to the facility with other US lawmakers on Monday.

Migrants held at Texas border kept in 'horrifying conditions': US lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Mexico has deployed nearly 15,000 soldiers and National Guardsmen on its border with the United States, the army chief said Monday - admitting they are detaining migrants who try to cross, after the policy triggered backlash.

Nearly 15,000 soldiers deployed on US border: Mexico Army chief

The White House said Sunday it is looking at ways to transfer undocumented migrants to US sanctuary cities as Democrats accused President Donald Trump of creating "manufactured chaos" at the US-Mexico border.

After Trump floats idea, White House studying plan to send migrants to sanctuary cities

Christian Mejia thought he had a shot at getting out of immigration detention in rural Louisiana after he'd found a lawyer to help him seek asylum. Then he was quarantined.

More than 2,000 migrants quarantined in US detention centers due to disease outbreaks

The death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats off the coast of Djibouti rose to 28 on Wednesday, with perhaps 130 more still missing. Two vessels carrying migrants departed from Godaria on the Horn of Africa nation's northeast coast on Tuesday morning but sank in heavy seas 30 minutes into the journey, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Death toll climbs to 28 after migrant boats sink off Djibouti

An eight-year-old migrant from Guatemala died in government custody on Tuesday, US Customs and Border Protection said, the second child fatality in US detention this month.

Second migrant child dies in US custody this month

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said that it was a humanitarian obligation to give refuge to migrants. On International Migrants Day, she stated that her government to the best of its abilities would take care of anyone seeking shelter in West Bengal.

West Bengal's doors open for migrant and homeless people: Mamata Banerjee

Several thousand people marched in Rome Saturday in protest at Italy's tough new anti-migrant law which makes it easier to expel new arrivals. The protesters waved flags and donned yellow vests emblazoned with the slogan "Get up!

Protesters march against Italy's tough new anti-migrant law

A group of Amazon workers in Minnesota who are Somali refugees resettled in the Midwestern US state demanded better working conditions Friday during a protest outside one of the retailer's warehouses.

Somali-American Amazon workers demand better conditions

Mother gives birth in Migrant Caravan

The United Nations said on Tuesday it was seeking $738 million in 2019 to help neighbouring countries cope with the inflow of millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, who have "no prospect for return in the short to medium term".

UN seeks $738 million to help Venezuela's neighbours handle migrant flood

The Pentagon received a request on Friday from the Trump administration to extend its deployment of troops to the US border with Mexico beyond December 15 authorisation date to the end of January, officials said.

Pentagon appears poised to extend Mexico border deployment

Ecuador needs some $550 million to provide aid to Venezuelan citizens fleeing their country's economic crisis, and hopes to raise the funds through donations from multilateral agencies and nearby countries, an Ecuadorean official said the Friday (November 23).

Ecuador says it needs $550 million to help Venezuelan migrants

More than 2,000 migrants have died since January trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe, the UN said Tuesday, adding that more than half of them were headed for Italy.

More than 2,000 migrants drown in Mediterranean this year: UN

About 2,000 migrants set off on foot from El Salvador's capital on Wednesday, the latest of several groups of Central Americans heading to the United States, even as US President Donald Trump increased pressure to halt their flow.

New migrant caravan departs El Salvador for US

The United States said on Monday it will send over 5,200 troops to help secure the border with Mexico, a far larger-than-expected deployment as President Donald Trump hardens his stance on immigration ahead of November 6 mid-term elections.

As migrant caravan approaches, US says it's sending 5,200 troops to Mexico border

Mexico City dedicated its Day of the Dead parade on Saturday to migrants, just as thousands of Central Americans were trekking from the country’s southern border toward the United States under pressure from US President Donald Trump to disband.

Mexico honors migrants at Day of the Dead as caravan treks north

Thousands of Central American migrants crossing Mexico toward the United States in a caravan resumed their long trek Wednesday, walking about 12 hours to their next destination.

Migrant caravan resumes trek to US-Mexico border

Anyone entering the US illegally would be arrested, detained and then deported back, President Donald Trump has warned as he threatened three Central American nations to halt a migrant caravan from heading to America or lose millions of dollars in foreign aid.

'Arrest, detain and deport': Donald Trump on people entering US illegally

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Monday appealed to people not to engage in violence, even as a north Indian outfit claimed over 20,000 Hindi-speaking migrants fled the state in the last one week after a spate of attacks following a rape incident.

Attacks on outsiders: Gujarat factories say 50% migrant staff not reporting to work

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