Budapest: Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity. In a hard-hitting speech to government
Washington: Rapid aging of both wealthy and middle-income countries will make their economies increasingly dependent on migration from poorer countries, and the process needs to be better managed, the World Bank said. The bank's latest World Development Report said that about 184 million people across the
Mexico City: An impending change in U.S. border policy could put increased pressure on Mexico's migrant detention system and lead to more reports of rights violations, migrant advocates have warned, in the wake of a fire that killed 40 people. On May 11 the U.S. is
Washington: President Joe Biden is set to announce that his administration is expanding eligibility for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges to hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the
Ciudad, Juarez, Mexico: A fire started by migrants believed to be protesting against their expected deportation killed at least 39 people at a Mexican immigration detention centre near the US border, authorities said. The blaze broke out shortly before midnight at the National Migration Institute (INM)
Geneva: The UN’s migration agency should not get itself dragged into domestic policy debates, its chief Antonio Vitorino said, as he seeks a second term leading the organization. “Migration has become a highly politicized area, and even a highly polarized area,” the 66-year-old former Portuguese deputy
London: Britain’s Home Secretary arrived in Rwanda on Saturday for a visit aimed at reinforcing the UK government’s commitment to a controversial plan to deport some asylum-seekers to the African country. Ahead of her visit, Suella Braverman said the migration policy “will act as a powerful
In the early 2010s, there was a significant increase in the number of asylum applications within the EU. Although people fleeing from political unrest in the Middle East initially opted to remain in countries closer to their origins, by 2015, a sudden trend to seek
Brussels: European interior ministers lauded a European Union (EU) plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals after a dispute over a refugee rescue boat erupted between France and Italy.
London: Net migration to the United Kingdom (UK) rose to a record of around 504,000 in the year to June 2022, official statistics showed, driven by an increase in the number of non-EU nationals.