At least 12 migrants died on Tuesday (Sep 3) after the vessel they were in capsized on its way across the Channel from France to Britain, La Voix du Nord newspaper reported, with a major operation underway to rescue over 50 people.

At least 12 migrants die attempting to cross Channel: French authorities

Libya, Tunisia urged Europe to increase aid to help tackle migration crisis, as North African countries sought assistance at the Tripoli conference to help stem flow of refugees and migrants. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stressed the importance of fighting against human trafficking.

North African nations urge Europe to fund efforts to end migration crisis

A group of top US officials is set to visit Mexico soon as deliberations on Capitol Hill continue over how to enforce immigration regulations at the two countries' shared border.

Biden administration to visit Mexico amid migrant crisis concerns

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has once again refused to put a timeline to stopping the migrants-crossing-the-channel-crisis. Sunak said his plan to stop the boats may not succeed before the next election.

British PM Rishi Sunak concedes he may not be able to stop Channel migrants by next election

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is chalking up a deal with Italy to stem the flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean and return them to North Africa, according to a report in The Telegraph.

Sunak chalking up deal with Italy to keep out migrants crossing the Mediterranean

The number of migrants arriving at the US southern border has fallen 50 per cent in the last three days, compared to the days leading up to the end of Title 42, government officials stated on Monday.

Migrant crossings down 50% at US-Mexico border after Title 42 expiry

As the expiration of Trump-era immigration policy "Title 42" draws closer, President Joe Biden has conceded that the picture is not looking pleasant. Biden said the looming migrant surge will be 'chaotic for a while' and that he was not sure if the US is prepared for it.

Biden concedes migrant surge situation is 'going to be chaotic' as Title 42 end nears

Eight people were mauled to death in Brownsville, Texas on Sunday after a vehicle ploughed into a group at a bus stop near a homeless shelter. Seven people were found dead at the scene while 10 were taken to the hospital where an eighth person succumbed to fatal injuries.

SUV driver plows into migrants standing at Texas bus stop; Eight dead, several injured

The Rishi Sunak administration in the UK is planning to use redundant cruise ships, ferries and barges to house asylum seekers in ports around the country, at the cost of millions of pounds to the taxpayer, according to an exclusive report by The Guardian.

UK: Sunak administration to acquire disused cruise ships to house asylum seekers

Pope Francis on Sunday called upon Hungarians to be ‘open’ towards migrants. The head of the Roman Catholic Church was wrapping up his three-day visit to the central European country when he made the statement.

'Let us open doors...': Pope appeals Hungarians to be more receptive to migrants

UK and France signed an agreement worth $74 million to ramp up efforts to stop illegal migrants from making perilous journeys across the English Channel

UK and France sign deal on migrant crossings

The migrants crisis at the border between Poland and Belarus is intensifying. In the latest, Polish PM has accused Russian President of orchestrating an unprecedented wave of migrant influx. He calls the crisis an attack that threatens to destabilize the EU.

Migrant crisis at border between Poland and Belarus intensifies

French maritime authorities rescued 31 migrants in the English Channel on Sunday. According to the authorities, the rescued include three children and an infant and were trying to cross the English Channel to the British coast in small boats.

French authorities rescue 31 migrants in English Channel

The interior ministers of France and Britain on Sunday signed an agreement creating a new joint police intelligence unit to combat migrant traffickers and reduce the "unsustainable" numbers crossing the Channel illegally.

Britain, France agree joint unit to fight migrant traffickers

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It's busy, as usual, at the Holding Institute migrant shelter in the southwestern Texan border city of Laredo. Young African kids tear around the courtyard as their exhausted parents look on.

Texas shelter helps asylum seekers as Trump clamps down

A total of 675 migrants, including children and babies, were rescued off the Spanish coast over the weekend, a government spokesman said. On Saturday, 405 were picked up from what are often unseaworthy people smugglers' vessels, with seven children and babies among the African migrants.

Nearly 700 migrants rescued off Spain over the weekend

In a statement, UNHCR "appealed to concerned governments to allow the immediate disembarkation of hundreds of people stranded in the Mediterranean since Saturday

Italy, Malta must allow 'immediate disembarkation' of stranded migrants: UN

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