Migrants

71 Migrants, Including Children, Found Inside Tractor-Trailer to be Smuggled to Texas Border

Human smuggling activities now continue in Mexico as 71 migrants and children were found inside the trailer-tractor. The driver was allegedly connected to a cartel.
Detainees

Mexico Stops Holding Migrant Children in Detention Centers

Mexico recently announced that it will prohibit holding migrant children in their detention centers. The United Nations commended the country in its recent move.

ICE Forced Migrants to Eat Rotten Food and Clean COVID-Infected Detention Centers, Lawsuit Claims

The suit, which was filed in a federal court in Arizona, involves the collaborative effort by the Florence Project, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Perkins Coie.

Migrants Sent Back to Mexico via the Nogales Ports under a New Mandate, Officials Say

Almost 40 migrants have reportedly sent back to Mexico via the Nogales ports under a mandate that, officials say, sanctions for quick "expulsions" during a global health crisis.

Migrants are Forced to Choose Between Separation Or Stay Together

Several immigrant rights groups are irate by a new option the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is showing the migrant parents-it tells them to either separate from their child or indefinitely stay together in imprisonment.
Southern Border

Economic Refugees: A Wave of Migrants from South America

A wave of migration is expected to surge at the Southern Border of the United States due to the economic devastation brought by the global pandemic.

Trump: Suspension on Immigration Will Apply Only to People Seeking Green Cards

President Donald Trump claims his recent executive order will only apply to people seeking green cards a day after he announced the new legislation.

Latin America’s 'Creative' Migration Response

Latin America has a different and creative way in its Migrant response. Its lack of international leadership experience is, in a way, helpful.
Cora people

Fear of the Unknown: Largest Cora Population Outside Mexico, ‘Too Afraid’ to Reach Out?

Gunnison County is believed to house the largest population of the Cora community outside of Mexico. In their hopes of attaining a better economic standing, as well as making a living, they have migrated to the U.S.
Mexico

Sense of Heroism: Mexico Will Receive Deported Immigrants and Asylum Seekers

Mexico will recieve migrants, immigrants, and asylum-seekers who were deported by the U.S. due to the threat of COVID-19.

Border Patrol Arrests Doctors Who Offer Flu Vaccines to Migrants

Group of Physicians were arrested after giving flu vaccines to the immigrants in the detention center.
Thousands of Mexican migrants seeking for American asylum stayed in the borders.

Number of Mexican Migrants Escalates due to Violence

Thousands of Mexican migrants seeking for American asylum stayed in the borders. (Photo : Reuters) The number of Mexican migrants who stayed in Cuidad, Juarez and other border cities have increased in the past few months due to violence.

World: Germany Reveals Plans To Restrict Migrants Coming From Safe Countries

In light of recent happenings in different parts of the world, most recently in Syria, refugees from their hostile countries started to migrate in Germany. The country announced on Monday via Chancellor Angela Merkel that they will now start restricting migrants coming from safe countries to enter.

Only 5 Percent of Undocumented Immigrants Signed Up for Dominican Republic Residence Permit Under Law Reportedly Targeted at Haitians

Tens of thousands of individuals born in the Dominican Republic to undocumented immigrant parents may be at risk of expulsion. Those who did not register for residence prior to the Feb. 1 deadline could be forced to leave the island country.

Spain Calls Off Efforts to Resue Dozens of African Migrants Who Attempted to Travel to Europe in an Inflatable Boat

Spain's Marine Rescue service has announced the suspension of its search efforts to find more than 20 migrants from Morocco that are now believed to be lost at sea.

Report: About 6,000 Migrants Have Died Trying to Cross US-Mexico Border Since 2000

According to a new report by the International Organization for Migration, at least 40,000 migrants have died trying to reach a new land since 2000.

Undocumented Workers/Migrants Exploited Because of Their Status

Amrutlal Patel and Dakshaben Patel, Subway owners in Lexington, Kentucky, were indicted by the federal grand jury for knowingly harboring undocumented Indian nationals employed in their restaurants. The married couple was charged last month with four counts of harboring undocumented immigrants. In similar news, a Latino man by the name of Jose Gallegos was found guilty of transporting and harboring an undocumented immigrant earlier this month.

Border News: La Posada Sin Fronteras Relates Migrants' Journey to Mary and Joseph's

Joseph and Mary searched despondent North Star-driven evenings, seeking refuge, safety, and comfort. Mary still with child, the couple was turned away eight nights before they, and the unborn savior, were able to rest on presepios (a bed of straw) in a barn in the town of Bethlehem. Their journey and routine dismissal is relived by migrant families, who gather on the Mexico-side of the border -to celebrate the annual bi-national posada, or La Posada Sin Fronteras (Lodging without Borders) - where participants ask to take refuge in the United States, but are refused.
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