MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—The Coast Guard said it suspended its rescue operations at sunset Thursday after announcing earlier that afternoon that it had found four additional bodies in its search for dozens of migrants lost at sea off Florida. Homeland Security Investigations officials have said they were actively investigating the case as a human smuggling operation….
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Capsized Boat, Leaving 34 Lost at Sea
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—The Coast Guard said it suspended its rescue operations at sunset Thursday after announcing earlier that afternoon that it had found four additional bodies in its search for dozens of migrants lost at sea off Florida. Homeland Security Investigations officials have said they were actively investigating the case as a human smuggling operation….
Greece: 3 Charged With Murder After Migrant Boat Deaths
ATHENS, Greece—Three people have been charged with murder in Greece following the death of 16 migrants who were killed when a boat transporting them from Turkey to Italy capsized, authorities said Monday. The suspects were among 63 people rescued following the tragedy Friday when the vessel carrying migrants from Turkey to Italy overturned near the…
Greece: Death Toll From Capsized Migrant Boat Rises to 16
ATHENS, Greece—At least 16 people died after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea late Friday, bringing the three-day death toll from such shipwrecks in Greek waters to at least 30. The deadly accidents came as smugglers who arrange sea crossings for Europe-bound asylum-seekers increasingly favor a perilous route from Turkey to Italy, avoiding…
Greece: 6 Dead, Several Missing in New Migrant Boat Accident
ATHENS, Greece—At least six people died and more than a dozen were believed missing after a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea late Friday, bringing to at least 20 the combined death toll from three accidents in as many days involving migrant boats in Greek waters. The sinkings came as smugglers increasingly favor a…
Greece: Migrant Boat Sinks, 1 Dead, Dozens Feared Missing
ATHENS, Greece—Greece’s coast guard says one migrant has died and dozens are feared missing after a boat sank off the coast of the island of Folegandros. The body of the unidentified man was recovered during an ongoing search and rescue operation launched early Wednesday after the boat sank some 180 kilometers (112 miles) southeast of…
France Excludes UK From Migrant Crisis Meeting After PM’s ‘Unacceptable’ Letter
A meeting between Home Secretary Priti Patel and her French counterpart Gerald Darmanin has been dramatically cancelled following Boris Johnson’s latest intervention in the channel crossing migrant crisis. A public letter sent by the Prime Minister to President Emmanuel Macron was described as “unacceptable” by the French Interior Ministry which said Ms Patel was “no…
Migrant Boat Capsizes in English Channel; at Least 31 Dead
CALAIS, France—At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 34 people were believed to have been on the boat. Authorities found 31 bodies—including those of five women and a young girl—and two survivors, he said. One person appeared to still…
Deep Dive (Oct. 20): White House Addresses Reports of Illegal Minors’ Night Flights
The White House explores deploying the National Guard to ease the supply chain crisis, but it is unlikely to use this option. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he’s not ruling out the possibility of using the National Guard to help unload cargo, as the backlog of ships waiting to unload at the biggest U.S. port…
DHS to Scrap Trump-Era ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program Despite Orders for Reinstatement
September 30, 2021
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The Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Sept. 29 that it intends to issue a new memo scrapping the “Remain in Mexico” immigration program implemented by former President Donald Trump despite a Supreme Court ruling that the program was to be reinstated. Also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), the “Remain in Mexico”…
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