At least 16 migrants from Venezuela and Haiti died early Friday in a bus crash in southern Mexico, authorities said. Mexico's National Immigration Institute originally reported 18 dead, but later lowered that figure. Prosecutors in the southern state of Oaxaca later said there had been an overcount due to some of
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Pakistan declares crackdown on migrants
Pakistan's government announced a major crackdown Tuesday on migrants in the country illegally, saying it would expel them starting next month and raising alarm among foreigners without documentation who include an estimated 1.7 million Afghans. The country's caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said the crackdown was not aimed at Afghans and
10 migrants killed in Mexico truck accident
At least 10 Cuban migrants were killed and 25 injured on Sunday when a cargo truck carrying them overturned in southern Mexico, local officials reported, the latest fatal crash involving US-bound migrants. The accident took place in southern Chiapas state, near the border with Guatemala, the report said. A source in the
Reintegration assistance for migrants going home
Reintegration assistance for migrants returning to their countries of origin is becoming increasingly salient. Germany and the EU cooperate closely with countries of origin to support local reintegration. Here, assistance goes beyond purely monetary support and can also include additional assistance, such as vocational training and psychological support. Still, such efforts encounter
Afghan refugees fear return as Pakistan cracks down on migrants
“If I return to Afghanistan, the Taliban will kill me; I’m prepared to stay in a prison in Karachi than face those ruthless people,” said 24-year-old Afghan refugee, Sabrina Zalmai*, referring to the recent crackdown on hundreds of Afghans residing without proper documents in the metropolis, who are being arrested
On eve of Biden’s border visit, migrants fear new rules
8 migrants dead as boat sinks off Tunisia
Eight migrants died and two remain missing after a boat carrying 30 migrants sank on Tuesday off the Kerkennah Islands near the southeast coast of Tunisia, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported Wednesday. On Wednesday, security personnel retrieved two bodies off the coast of Kerkennah, adding the total fatalities to eight,
51 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat
Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task Tuesday of identifying 51 people who died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat. It was the deadliest tragedy to claim the
7 Bangladeshis died on way to Italy identified
The seven Bangladeshis who died on the way to Italy from Libya due to prolonged exposure to extreme cold have been identified. Their identities were disclosed on Sunday, said officials at the Bangladesh Mission in Rome. The deceased were identified as Imran Hossain, Ratan, Shafayet, Zahirul, Bappi of Madaripur district, Sazzad of
Bodies of 435 migrants came home from Jeddah last year
Bangladesh received bodies of 435 migrant workers from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah region while 847 others were buried in the foreign land in the just passed 2021. Of the total, 122 workers died of Covid-19, according to the Bangladesh Consulate General in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). A report of the consulate