The Federal Investigation Agency’s immigration wing has arrested a passenger arriving from Cambodia at Jinnah International Airport, exposing a migrant smuggling and international fraud network with links to Southeast Asia. According to a statement issued by the FIA, the suspect was taken into custody during a major operation at the airport. Initial investigations revealed that […]
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61 dead in migrant shipwreck off Syria coast: Lebanon minister
Beirut: At least 61 migrants drowned when a boat they boarded in Lebanon sank off Syria’s coast, a Lebanese minister said Friday, the deadliest such shipwreck from Lebanon in recent years. Lebanon, which since 2019 has been mired in a financial crisis branded by the World Bank as one of the worst in modern times, […]
US Dept of Homeland Security requests 1,000 soldiers to manage migrant crisis
The US Department of Homeland Security requested 1,000 additional soldiers to help manage the migrant crisis in Texas, the Pentagon said Monday, amid growing outcry over conditions in migrant detention facilities. In a statement, the Pentagon said they had been asked to authorize the Texas National Guard to lend support to Customs and Border Protection […]
‘Dangerous overcrowding’ decried at Texas migrant detention centers
The inspector general for the US Department of Homeland Security warned on Tuesday about “dangerous overcrowding” in migrant detention facilities in Texas. The report by the agency watchdog came a day after a group of Democratic lawmakers toured detention centers for undocumented immigrants in the state bordering Mexico and denounced “horrifying” conditions there. “We encourage […]
German migrant rescue ship captain moved to secret location after threats
The German captain of a rescue charity ship who angered Italy’s interior minister by bringing African migrants to an Italian island has received threats and been moved to a secret location, the charity she works for said. An Italian judge on Tuesday ordered 31-year-old Carola Rackete released from house arrest where she had been held […]
Migrant issue looms large on ‘weary’ Samos for Greek elections
When night falls on the Aegean island of Samos, scores of migrants leave the filthy camp above the island capital of Vathi for some fresh harbour air. Many locals are not happy to see them. And after years of cohabitation, the migrant issue looms large over national elections on July 7. “Samos used to be […]
Migrant issue looms large on ‘weary’ Samos for Greek elections
When night falls on the Aegean island of Samos, scores of migrants leave the filthy camp above the island capital of Vathi for some fresh harbour air. Many locals are not happy to see them. And after years of cohabitation, the migrant issue looms large over national elections on July 7. “Samos used to be […]
South Europe summit calls for ‘fair’ migrant distribution
Southern European leaders called for a fair distribution of migrants arriving from across the Mediterranean as the latest NGO boat carrying rescued families was denied a safe port by Italy. The leaders of Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain said on Friday the EU should “guarantee effective implementation of the principle of solidarity […]