Dozens of African migrants are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia after setting of for Europe from Libya.
Tag: Illegal Immigration
Ethiopian-Israelis Protest for 3rd Day After Fatal Police Shooting
The killing of an 18-year-old black man set off demonstrations that have paralyzed main roads and turned violent. Israeli leaders called for calm.
Judge in Italy Orders Release of Captain of Migrant-Rescue Ship
Capt. Carola Rackete had defended her decision to dock the ship, owned by a German humanitarian group, by citing the growing exhaustion of the 40 migrants aboard.
Italy Arrests Captain of Ship That Rescued Dozens of Migrants at Sea
Capt. Carola Rackete, an outlaw to some and a heroine to others, was seized after her ship, the Sea Watch 3, docked in Lampedusa and 42 migrants disembarked.
‘I Didn’t Want Them to Go’: Salvadoran Family Grieves for Father and Daughter Who Drowned
A photograph capturing the fate of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his daughter, Angie Valeria, points to one of the major drivers of the crisis that convinced them to migrate: economic duress.
Why The Times Published a Photo of Drowned Migrants
We asked top editors about the decision-making process: “These are not easy images to use.”
Photo of Drowned Migrants Captures Pathos of Those Who Risk It All
A Mexican newspaper published a heartbreaking image of a man and his young daughter who died while trying to cross the Rio Grande.
Mexico’s Crackdown at Its Southern Border, Prompted by Trump, Scares Migrants From Crossing
Increased enforcement along the border with Guatemala, which began in recent days, has made crossing into Mexico harder. This has dissuaded migrants from traveling north.
Fatal Shooting of Migrant in Mexico Prompts Government Investigations
Witnesses told investigators that people wearing police uniforms shot at a truck carrying migrants after it passed through a checkpoint without stopping, the attorney general of Veracruz State said.
For Central Americans, Fleeing to Europe May Beat Trying to Reach U.S.
A growing number of asylum seekers have found that the journey to the Continent is safer and cheaper than paying smugglers to get them through Mexico.