Category: migrant camp

Journalist Says UN Migrant Camp in Panama Being Expanded

President Joe Biden’s administration is expanding a United Nations migrant camp near the Darien Gap in Panama, according to war correspondent Michael Yon, just weeks after announcing it is ending Title 42 expulsions with Mexico. Speaking during a live Q&A on EpochTV’s “Crossroads” program, Yon noted that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is set to travel to Panama between…


Afghans Jailed in Greece Over Moria Illegal Immigrant Camp Blaze

ATHENS, Greece—Four Afghan asylum-seekers were sentenced to 10 years in prison in Greece on Saturday for their part in a fire that destroyed the Moria illegal immigrant camp last year, in a case that highlighted the chronic immigrant problem on Europe’s borders. The men, charged with arson with risk to human life over the fire…


French Police Dismantle Migrant Camp Housing Hundreds in Calais

PARIS, France—French police dismantled a makeshift migrant camp in the northern port of Calais on Friday, removing hundreds of people in one of the biggest operations of its kind in recent months. Since the easing of the coronavirus lockdown and the reopening of the borders within the European Union, migrants have begun to flock to…


Fire Breaks Out at Squalid Migrant Camp in Bosnia

BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina—A huge fire broke out Wednesday at a temporary migrant camp in northwestern Bosnia that has been strongly criticized by rights groups as unsuitable due to its lack of resources. Thick black smoke could be seen rising from the Lipa tent camp near the Croatian border that currently houses 1,200 migrants. Residents were seen…