There have been demands for Turkey’s foreign ministry to take up the case following the death of a Turkish migrant who died after arriving on a Greek island late last year.
The European Union says it faced “unprecedented challenges” at its borders last year as a result of a substantial increase in the number of asylum seekers arriving on Europe’s southern shores and millions of Ukrainians escaping Russia’s invasion by fleeing to Europe.
Asylum-seekers flock to the sleepy Colombian port of Necoclí en route to a dangerous people-smuggling trail.
More than 1,500 migrants have arrived by bus in Denver, Colorado, since December 9, according to the city’s mayor, and it is difficult for Denver, like many other American cities, to handle the sudden influx.
Authorities in the Texas border city say they will continue to carry out their emergency declaration contingency plan
Thousands of migrants are waiting for Title 42, a Trump-era policy allowing the swift expulsion of migrants at the U.S. border, to expire on December 21 in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, which is located just south of El Paso, Texas
The relatives of some of the tens of thousands of migrant workers who died while building facilities for the 2022 FIFA World Cup are the subject of a VOA report as the tournament takes place in Qatar. They say that recovery is impossible.
UnitedAn asylum-seeker from Colombia who had just arrived in Washington, D.C., spoke with VOA about the difficulties he had after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as migrants from Texas and Arizona continue to arrive there. This is the second episode of a two-part series by immigration reporter Aline Barros and VOA’s Divalizď Cash, who also narrates the story
Many migrants cross the “deadliest border in the world” from Africa to Europe in pursuit of a better life: The Mediterranean Sea is located in the Mediterranean region. Despite the dangers, the International Organization for Migration reports that the number of people crossing the border has increased to an estimated 77,000 in the first half of this year
Thousands of refugees are still waiting in Belarus to enter the European Union through Poland, a crisis that has sharply divided Polish society between those who wish to help migrants and others who refuse to open their borders