Most children attempting to cross the sea are fleeing war, conflict, violence, and poverty. On Tuesday, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) released data showing that nearly 3,500 girls, boys, and adolescents have died or gone missing while attempting to cross the central Mediterranean migration route to Italy over the past decade. RELATED: […]

There are more than 3.7 million pending cases, 1.7 million of which are formal asylum applications. The bottleneck in U.S. immigration courts, with more than 3.7 million pending cases, is worsening for migrants seeking to avoid deportation following the dismissal of judges as part of the official cuts implemented by President Donald Trump. RELATED: Venezuela […]

Once in their homeland, 400,000 children have a safe space to learn and grow, President Maduro pointed out. On Tuesday, President Nicolas Maduro announced that Venezuelan public schools had received approximately 400,000 returning migrant children over the past four months. RELATED: President Nicolás Maduro Announces New Formation of the Federal Governing Council and Increased Resources […]

The lack of schools not only affects learning but also deprives young people of a safe and structured environment amid chaos and violence. Related: UN Report Highlights Alarming Violations of Children’s Rights Amid Israeli Military Actions in Gaza The situation in Gaza has become critical, with an alarming 88 percent of schools destroyed in the […]

The lawsuit contended that Donald Trump’s directive brazenly defied the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. On Tuesday, 20 states and the city of San Francisco unleashed a legal firestorm by filing a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order that would deny U.S. citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders. […]

In this year’s first week, 2,360 migrants were rescued from 36 precarious boats, 288 of whom were minors. In 2024, one in seven migrants rescued on the Atlantic maritime route between the African continent and Spain’s Canary Islands was a minor. More specifically, the Red Cross reported that 6,971 children and adolescents out of 46,748 […]

On Dec. 8, soldiers arrested four Black boys in Guayaquil and took them to the Taura military base. On Friday, the Prosecutor’s Office requested preventive detention for 16 Ecuadorian soldiers involved in the disappearance of four black children who were arrested in the Malvinas neighborhood, in the coastal city of Guayaquil, on December 8. RELATED: […]

They are exposed to violence and physical or sexual abuse. On Monday, the NGO Plan International published a study showing that children, adolescents, and young migrants crossing the dense Darien jungle, the natural border between Panama and Colombia, continue to face serious risks during a journey they undertake to reach the United States. RELATED: Ten […]

‘Their childhood has been stolen,’ Lazzarini said in a statement marking World Children’s Day, observed on Nov. 20. On Wednesday, Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children. RELATED: No Prisoner Exchange Without Gaza Ceasefire: […]

German Kiczka is a member of the political coalition that brought President Milei to power. On Wednesday night, the police in the province of Corrientes captured German Kiczka, a former provincial legislator from Misiones who had been on the run since August 22. RELATED: “Milei Is Building a Colonial State, He Is Surrendering Argentina to […]