Human traffickers torture immigrants who tried to reach Europe via Iran
Human traffickers and notorious smugglers are trying to cruelly treat immigrants who illegally attempt to reach Europe via Iran by holding them for ransom.
Record numbers risking lives to cross dangerous Darien Gap
An unprecedented number of migrants and refugees continue to cross the dense tropical jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap, risking their lives and facing horrific human rights abuses, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
A stretch of highway in the US state of California has been named after a 33-year-old Indian-origin policeman Ronil Singh who was shot dead during a traffic stop in 2018 by an illegal immigrant.
Pakistan: Islamabad Police detain Afghanistan immigrants
The Afghan Immigrant Council in Pakistan said more than 17 immigrants from Afghanistan have been detained in Islamabad.
34 migrants dead after boat sinks off Syria
Damascus/IBNS: At least thirty-four people were dead and several others injured after a boat carrying immigrants from Lebanon capsized in the Syrian territorial water, the Syria Health Ministry announced.
Family of slain Pakistani immigrant raises $800,000 in US
The family of a Pakistani immigrant, who was killed in a carjacking incident in the US last week, raised around $800,000 in the US, reported Dawn. The family, however, had just sought $100,000.
Ninety-eight illegal immigrants rescued off Libya's western coast
Tripoli (Xinhua/UNI) The Libyan navy rescued 98 illegal immigrants of different African nationalities Thursday off the country's western coast.
UN agency helps stranded Ethiopians return home, ending ‘harrowing migration ordeal’
New York, July 17 (IBNS): With the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 280 Ethiopians returned home on 10-11 July, after being facing traumatic experiences in Yemen.
117 illegal immigrants rescued off western Libyan coast
Tripoli, Mar 30 (Xinhua/UNI) Libyan authorities on Friday said they rescued 117 illegal immigrants off the coast of the western city of Al-Khoms, some 120 km east of the capital Tripoli.
64 illegal immigrants arrested off Tunisian coast
Tunis, March 8 (Xinhua): Tunisian navy arrested 64 illegal immigrants, including four women, off Zarzis coast in southeastern Tunisia after their vessel broke down, the Tunisian Red Crescent (CRT) of Medenine province said Friday.
Canada plans to welcome more than 1 million new immigrants in the next three years
Toronto, Jan 11 (IBNS): The Canadian Parliament is planning to add more than one million new permanent residents in the next three years, media reports said on Friday.
Immigrant and disadvantaged children benefit most from early childcare: Study
London, June 6 (IBNS): Attending universal childcare from age three significantly improves the school readiness of children from immigrant and disadvantaged family backgrounds, a new UCL study has found.
Trump's 'shithole' comment angers lawmakers
Washington, Jan 12 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump did not take too kindly on immigrants from Africa, Haiti and El Salvador at a White House meeting recently, according to a report by The Washington Post.
Trump's revised travel ban likely to target same seven Muslim countries
Washington, Feb 20 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's revised travel ban order is likely to target immigrants from the same seven Muslim majority countries, according to media reports on Monday.