Tag: Migrants
Two dead as Italian crews rescue dozens of migrants from multiple shipwrecks off country’s southern coast
Two migrant ships that wrecked off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa have resulted in two confirmed deaths and around 30 missing people, according to the reports.
Reuters reported that according to the Italian Coast Guard, 57 people had been rescued during the efforts.
Italy is facing a major increase in migrants arriving by sea, and according to the interior ministry, there have been nearly 92,000 arrivals since the start of the year.
During the same period last year, the
Some 30 migrants missing after shipwrecks off Italy’s Lampedusa – POLITICO
Around 30 people were reported missing after two shipwrecks occurred off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in the night from Saturday to Sunday.
The Italian coast guard on Sunday said it recovered two bodies and rescued 57 migrants, Italian news agency Ansa reported. The two boats had set off from the Tunisian port of Sfax and sank on their way to Europe, the agency said, citing survivors’ accounts.
The first boat is said to have carried 48 people, the
Border Patrol forced to keep migrants outdoors in Arizona desert as numbers rise
Border Patrol agents in Arizona, facing what officials say is an unusually large number of migrants crossing into a desolate part of the border, are being forced to keep some migrants outdoors in fenced-off areas in the latest sign of fluctuating migration patterns at the border.
A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the agency has been working to address “large numbers of migrants” crossing into the desert area near Ajo, where agents have reduced
DHS calls for more agency volunteers to help process migrants at southern border
The Department of Homeland Security this week renewed its call for volunteers within the agency to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with migrant processing and other related tasks at the southern border amid reports migrant crossings are again on the rise.
An internal memo sent to staff by acting Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo and obtained by Fox News Digital says that while there have been “positive trends” at the border since the end of Title 42 in May,
A Pizza Shop in the Middle of New York’s Migrant Crisis
This week, outside the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan, hundreds of asylum seekers from all over the world languished in a slow-moving line, forced to stand in the sun and sleep on the sidewalk. A nineteen-story building with about a thousand rooms, the Roosevelt opened in 1924 and closed during the pandemic. It is currently being used by the city as an intake center for migrants, from Venezuela, Senegal, Burundi, and elsewhere, who have nowhere else to go. By law,
Sinema ‘Livid’ about Federal Aid for Migrants Going to NYC Instead of Arizona
Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded with the federal government to help New York City, which has been overwhelmed by illegal immigrants, some 93,200 since spring 2022.
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Can a Rapper Change Italy’s Mind About Migrants?
In Tunisia and other North African countries, those who make the journey are known as harraga, or “burners,” because when they reach the other side, they have been known to set their identifying documents alight so that European authorities cannot know who they are nor where to deport them to. An entire body of music exists about the harga, the crossing. The songs revolve around recurring themes: the desire to leave; the dangers of the crossing; the suffering of the
Mayor Adams Calls For Better Border Control After Wave Of Migrants Occupy NYC
New York City Mayor Eric Adams appeared overwhelmed during a press conference on Monday when he called on U.S. officials to control the national borders and curb the influx of over 90,000 illegal immigrants occupying the Big Apple.
“Eventually, this is going to come to a neighborhood near you,” Adams told reporters.
The warning from Adams comes after touting on the campaign trail that he would keep New York City a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants rife with social benefits.
US Border Patrol apprehends 10K migrants illegally crossing into Arizona in just a week
The U.S. Border Patrol, Tucson Sector in Arizona apprehended 10,000 people illegally crossing the border last week — marking a 1,000-person increase from the previous week — according to Chief Patrol Agent John R. Modlin.
U.S. Border Patrol agents reported a significant increase in activity at the Tucson border area and disrupted 21 human smuggling events, according to Modlin’s tweet Friday and confirmed by Fox News Digital.
Most of the migrants illegally crossing were adult men, one Border Patrol agent
Dozens of Migrants Seen Sleeping Outside NYC Hotel after Shelter Hits Capacity
Dozens of migrants were seen on video sleeping on the ground outside the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.
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