migrant crisis
Syrian refugees' new lives in Canada are anything but easy
Shortfalls of the Canadian government's plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in the span of a few months are become clear as many are still seriously struggling to make ends meet, eight months after the start of the program.
Immigration Raids Are Targeting People with Valid Asylum Claims, According to a New Report
A new report from a coalition of immigration lawyers claims that many of the families picked up in immigration raids have valid asylum cases that have yet to be heard.
This ATV-Riding Immigrant Hunter Is the New Face of Europe's Far Right
Thirty-year-old former wrestler and scrapyard owner Dinko Valev rose to international notoriety after uploading cellphone videos of his migrant hunting in the remote, mountainous Strandzha region of Bulgaria.
Photos of the Last Refugees Entering Europe Through the Greek Islands
In January, photographer Elliot Ross documented the arrival of some of the last asylum seekers entering Europe through the Greek islands.
Suspected Human Trafficking Kingpin 'The General' Extradited to Italy After Arrest in Sudan
Medhane Yehdego Mered, nicknamed "the General," was arrested in May and had been heard on intercepted telephone calls boasting about cramming more people onto rickety boats than other traffickers.
Intelligence Agents Killed in Attack on Refugee Camp in Jordan
A government spokesperson did not release any further details and no one has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Baqa'a refugee camp — the largest in the country, housing around 100,000 refugees.
The Bodies of 133 Drowned Migrants Have Washed Ashore in Libya
About three-quarters of the bodies found near the western Libyan city of Zuwara in recent days were women, and there were at least five children.
Another Day, Another Migrant Tragedy: Hundreds May Have Died off Crete
Summer in the Mediterranean brings calmer seas, but heavily laden boats still capsize and sink, killing hundreds of people who are trying to get to Europe.
What Happens When Most of a Country's Immigrants Are Men?
Swedish politician Gulan Avci explains how her country should respond to a rise in male migrants.
More Than Two Dozen Bodies Wash Ashore in Libya as Migrant Crisis Continues to Escalate
Aid workers are still recovering the bodies, but it appears to be the latest deadly incident during a recent surge of attempted migrant crossings from North Africa to Europe.
Italian Authorities Work to Identify Drowned Migrant Infant Seen in Shocking Photo
The infant was pulled from the sea last Friday by rescuers after an overcrowded wooden fishing boat carrying more than 400 migrants capsized and sank off the Libyan coast.
Italian Authorities Arrest 16 Suspected Traffickers From Migrant Boats in the Mediterranean
The men were rescued in international waters along with hundreds of migrants and brought to the port city last week. Testimony from the migrants helped police to identify the suspects, including the captain.