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A Texas Mystery: Water Barrels for Migrants Are Disappearing

Human rights groups have long maintained them as life-saving measure in desperate heat

(Newser) - As one of the worst heat waves on record rolls through much of the southern United States this summer, authorities and activists in South Texas found themselves embroiled in a mystery in the arid region near the border with Mexico. Barrels of life-saving water that a human rights group had...

On Migrant Bus From Texas to Chicago, a 'Tragic Situation'

3-year-old dies after health issues during trip, part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star

(Newser) - A 3-year-old traveling on a bus of asylum-seekers headed from Texas to Chicago died before reaching that destination. ABC News reports that confirmation of the child's death came via a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Public Health, who noted the agency is working with local and state law...

41 Feared Dead in Mediterranean Shipwreck

4 survivors were rescued Wednesday

(Newser) - Forty-one people are believed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Tunisia in rough seas, the Italian Red Cross and rescue groups reported, citing four survivors who were rescued and brought to land Wednesday. The survivors reported having left Sfax, Tunisia, on a metal boat with a total of...

Crews Rescue Migrants After Shipwrecks

Italy reports woman, child died in attempted Mediterranean crossing

(Newser) - Dozens of migrants were dramatically rescued by Italy as they foundered in the sea or clung to a rocky reef Sunday after three boats launched by smugglers from northern Africa shipwrecked in rough waters in separate incidents over the weekend. Survivors said some 30 fellow migrants were missing from capsized...

Out of the Rio Grande, a 'Troubling' Report

Mexican officials say 2 bodies have been found along Texas' controversial floating barrier

(Newser) - Despite warnings over possible dangers , as well as a lawsuit from the Justice Department, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hasn't budged on removing the floating barrier in the middle of the Rio Grande, part of his state's efforts to keep migrants from crossing over from Mexico. Now, two bodies...

They Crossed the Atlantic on Ship's Rudder

4 Nigerian men survived 14-day journey to arrive in Brazil, where 2 are now seeking asylum

(Newser) - Four men spent 14 days clinging to the rudder of a ship as it carried them 3,500 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from Nigeria to Brazil. The remarkable journey began in late June, with the departure of a Liberian-flagged ship from Lagos. Roman Ebimene Friday, a 35-year-old from Nigeria'...

Family of Man Who Allegedly Hit Migrants: It Was an Accident

North Carolina man suspected of driving into group has turned himself in

(Newser) - The North Carolina man accused of plowing into a group of migrant workers with his SUV turned himself into police Monday, the day after the incident in front of a Walmart left six men injured. Police originally said the crash was believed to have been intentional, but family members told...

Men Indicted in Horrific &#39;Death Trailer&#39; Case
More Arrested in
Horrific 'Death Trailer' Case
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More Arrested in Horrific 'Death Trailer' Case

4 more arrested in deadliest migrant smuggling tragedy ever

(Newser) - US authorities on Tuesday announced the arrests of four men they say were part of a human smuggling effort last year that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants, including eight children, who were left in a tractor-trailer in the scorching Texas summer. Authorities said on the anniversary of the...

Greece Suffers One of Its &#39;Biggest Migrant Tragedies&#39;
750 People Aboard,
Only 104 Rescues
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750 People Aboard, Only 104 Rescues

The BBC reports that up to 100 migrant children were on vessel that sank off the coast of Greece

(Newser) - The full scope of the tragedy after a fishing vessel packed with migrants sank this week off the coast of Greece is not yet clear, but the current death toll of 78 looks certain to rise. The BBC reports 750 were aboard, including up to 100 children. (However, estimates on...

Florida: Yep, We Sent Those Migrants to California

Gov. Ron DeSantis, however, has yet to comment publicly on the latest migrant flights

(Newser) - The two groups of migrants that arrived in California's state capital last week and this week were indeed sent there by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration, Florida officials confirmed Tuesday. "Through verbal and written consent, these volunteers indicated they wanted to go to California," says the Florida...

Newsom Threatens DeSantis After 'Immoral' Migrant Move

More migrants allegedly sent by Sunshine State dropped off in Sacramento

(Newser) - After 16 South American migrants were allegedly sent from Florida to California on Friday, California officials say Florida did the same thing with a group of 20 migrants Monday. In response, California Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared to threaten DeSantis, whom he called a "small, pathetic man," with kidnapping...

Migrant Numbers at Border Fell 50% After Rule Change

But many are still in US custody

(Newser) - The number of migrants encountered at the southern US border fell 50% during the last three days compared with the days leading up to the end of a key pandemic-era regulation, federal officials said Monday. A high number of migrants are still in US custody, though the number has fallen...

Biden Predicts US-Mexico Border Will Be 'Chaotic'

'For a while,' at least, as use of Title 42 ends

(Newser) - President Biden predicted Tuesday that the US-Mexico border would be “chaotic for a while" when pandemic-related restrictions end, as 550 active-duty troops began arriving and migrants weigh whether or when to cross. The restrictions allowed US officials to use Title 42 of a public health law to expel migrants...

Driver in Deadly Texas Crash Charged With Manslaughter

Police in Brownsville still investigating whether it was intentional

(Newser) - The driver who fatally plowed into a crowd of migrants in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter. Police are still investigating whether it might have been intentional, reports NBC News . The Range Rover driven by 34-year-old George Alvarez ran a red right and crashed...

Biden Is Sending 1.5K Troops to Border

But they won't be 'interacting' with migrants, White House says

(Newser) - With migrant arrivals expected to surge in the coming weeks, President Biden has ordered 1,500 active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border, though the White House says the military personnel will not be "interacting" with migrants. Officials say that as with previous border deployments, including those under the Trump...

Piecing Together the Story of One African &#39;Ghost Boat&#39;
This Is the Story of
One African 'Ghost Boat'
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This Is the Story of One African 'Ghost Boat'

43 migrants set off with hope, but they became casualties of a dangerous new route

(Newser) - Around 6:30am on May 28, 2021, a couple of miles from Belle Garden Beach on the Caribbean island of Tobago, a narrow white-and-blue boat drifted onto the horizon. From a distance, it seemed no one was aboard. But as fishermen approached, they smelled death. Inside were the decomposing bodies...

3K Migrants Start Procession in Mexico

Organizers say march to Mexico City is in response to fatal detention center fire

(Newser) - Around 3,000 migrants set out Sunday on what they call a mass protest procession through southern Mexico to demand the end of detention centers like the one that caught fire last month, killing 40 migrants . The migrants set out early Sunday from the city of Tapachula, near the Guatemalan...

Frustration With App May Be Behind Migrant Tent Fires

Fires were set in Mexican camp of 2K people

(Newser) - About two dozen makeshift tents were set ablaze and destroyed at a migrant camp across the border from Texas this week, witnesses said Friday, a sign of the extreme risk that comes with being stuck in Mexico as the Biden administration increasingly relies on that country to host people fleeing...

Poland Put Razor Wire Along Russia Border, Goes a Step Further

Nation to install barrier with 24-hour monitoring along its land border with Russia

(Newser) - Poland has begun building a state-of-the-art electronic barrier at its land border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave to monitor and counteract any illegal activity, the Polish interior minister said Tuesday. The barrier, which will be equipped with 24-hour monitoring cameras and motion detectors, will run for 130 miles and is...

8 Bodies Found in River Near US-Canadian Border

Canadian police say 2 families, including an infant, were trying to cross St. Lawrence to get to US

(Newser) - On Thursday, Canadian authorities recovered six bodies from the St. Lawrence River, near the border with the United States. On Friday, two more bodies were found, including an infant, bringing the total number of the dead to eight—six adults and two children. Police now say that the deceased, who...

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