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El Hierro: This tiny Canary Island is turning into a migrant hotspot in Europe

El Hierro: This tiny Canary Island is turning into a migrant hotspot in Europe

The small Canary Island of El Hierro in Spain has become a prominent migrant hotspot for Europe. But the place has also been recording an increase in tragic deaths. So far this year, 33 irregular

UK Agency Loses Licence Over Worker Debt Scandal

UK Agency Loses Licence Over Worker Debt Scandal

In a significant move that highlights many of the ongoing challenges associated with international labour recruitment, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has revoked the license of AG Recruitment, the major supplier of Indonesian

House Republicans Slam USCIS Chief Over Fraud Allegations and Immigration Failures

House Republicans Slam USCIS Chief Over Fraud Allegations and Immigration Failures

House Republicans intensified their scrutiny of Ur Jaddou, the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), during a heated Judiciary Committee hearing. They accused her and the Biden administration of fostering mass illegal immigration

Chicago Residents Blast Mayor Brandon Johnson Over Migrant Crisis and Property Tax Hike: ‘Worst Mayor in America

Chicago Residents Blast Mayor Brandon Johnson Over Migrant Crisis and Property Tax Hike: ‘Worst Mayor in America

Chicagoans are complaining and angry over Mayor Brandon Johnson's handling of the migrant problem; many of them accuse him of mismanaging the city's money and giving migrants top priority above local needs. At a recent

UN refugee agency secures $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025

UN refugee agency secures $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has secured early funding commitments of a record $1.5 billion for next year. It comes against a backdrop of global forced displacement surging to 123 million across the globe. Filippo

Stricter EU Migration Rules Anticipated in 2025

Stricter EU Migration Rules Anticipated in 2025

In order to speed up and increase the number of deportations, the EU Commission intends to propose stricter migration regulations in 2025. European Union diplomats cited by the news and politics magazine Politico that the

Syrian Refugees Struggle Deepens as Fighting Escalates

Syrian Refugees Struggle Deepens as Fighting Escalates

As the Syrian Arab Republic's crisis enters its fourteenth year 16.7 million people require protection and humanitarian aid and more people than ever before are falling into even worse poverty.  With an estimated 7.2 million

Sixth Form Students at Atlantic College Lead the Fight to Save Migrants at Sea

Sixth Form Students at Atlantic College Lead the Fight to Save Migrants at Sea

Students at Atlantic College in St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, are volunteering to help with one of the most urgent humanitarian challenges of our day: the death toll in perilous sea crossings. Their drive derives

Controversial Asylum Barge Bibby Stockholm Emptied as UK Reshapes Migration Strategy

Controversial Asylum Barge Bibby Stockholm Emptied as UK Reshapes Migration Strategy

The final asylum seekers have left the Bibby Stockholm, a move that marks a major new direction in UK migration policy. The barge built at Portland in southern England has been an issue of political

Over 300 Migrants Detained in Libyan Desert by Military Forces

Over 300 Migrants Detained in Libyan Desert by Military Forces

On Monday, Libyan military officials announced that they had captured hundreds of migrants who were traveling across the country's vast desert in the hopes of eventually crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe in search