Asylum / Immigration / Refugees
Tunisia finds 24 more bodies of migrants after boats sank in April
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's coastguard has retrieved 24 more bodies of migrants who had been among about 120 people on...
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Mexican officials clear out migrant camp at Texas border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican authorities have cleared a makeshift encampment of migrants in the northern border city of Reynosa that...
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Mexico expects more migration after U.S. ends COVID border restrictions
By Ted Hesson and Kylie Madry WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Mexico is preparing to address the prospect of more migrants crossing the...
Read moreUK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda may be delayed because of legal challenges
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda may take longer to introduce as the government faces...
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U.S.’ Blinken, Mayorkas to meet Tuesday with Mexico foreign minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will meet Tuesday...
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More than 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine, says UNHCR
BERLIN (Reuters) - More than 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine since the war began on Feb. 24, the U.N....
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Jill Biden to meet with Ukrainian refugees during visit to Romania and Slovakia
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First lady Jill Biden will visit Romania and Slovakia from May 5-9 to meet...
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Mexican foreign minister slams ‘extortion’ by Texas in border dispute
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The pressure Texas exerted on neighboring Mexican states last month to tighten border security was tantamount to...
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Ricardo Alarcon, Cuban point man for U.S. relations, dies aged 84
By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Ricardo Alarcon, one of the most powerful men in Cuba under...
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Australian Olympic Committee to back humanitarian visas for Ukrainian athletes
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) will support Ukrainian athletes seeking to resettle in Australia...
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U.S.-Mexico migration talks ‘constructive,’ not ‘threatening’ -White House
By Jarrett Renshaw and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden had "constructive" talks with Mexican counterpart President Andres...
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Mexico says discussed Central America investments with Biden to curb migration
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed investments in Central America...
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Tourist hub Bahamas sees spike in migrant smuggling by boat to the United States
(Refiles to remove extraneous word in paragraph 15) By Brian Ellsworth and Jasper Ward CORAL HARBOR, The Bahamas (Reuters) -...
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More than 3,000 people lost in sea crossings to Europe in 2021 -UN
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -More than 3,000 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers died or went missing last year while...
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UK and EU at impasse over changes to N.Ireland protocol
By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and the European Union are at an impasse over changes to parts of the...
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Swedish PM says integration of immigrants has failed, fueled gang crime
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden has failed to integrate the vast numbers of immigrants it has taken in over the past...
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German parliament approves petition to deliver heavy arms to Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Bundestag lower house of parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a petition on support for Ukraine backing...
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Exclusive: After pandemic drop, Canada’s detention of immigrants rises again
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada is locking up more people in immigration detention without charge after the...
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In Nicaragua, would-be migrants learn to swim to brave deadly Rio Grande
ESTELI, Nicaragua (Reuters) - Beaten down by the lack of work in Nicaragua, Martha Martinez plans to migrate to the...
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U.S. Supreme Court weighs ‘remain in Mexico’ immigration dispute
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grappled with President Joe Biden's bid to rescind a...
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