Tag: Migrants
Mexico Not to Bow Its Head to Trump: President Sheinbaum
‘The relationship with the U.S. must be one of equals,’ the Mexican leader stressed. On Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised not to bow her head before Donald Trump, who begins his second presidential term in the United States on Monday. RELATED: Trump to Sign 10 Orders to Stop Migration and Close the Border “Mexico […]
January 20, 2025
Some 7,000 Underage Immigrants Arrived in the Canary Islands in 2024
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 […]
January 9, 2025
Mediterranean Sea Becomes Mass Grave as UNICEF Reports Over 2,200 Migrants Dead or Missing in 2024, Calls for Systemic Change
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a stark warning, revealing that over 2,200 migrants have perished or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea in 2024, with 1,700 of those deaths occurring on the perilous Central Mediterranean route. Related: 27 Sub-Saharan Migrants Die in Shipwreck Off Tunisia The grim statistics highlight the devastating human […]
January 2, 2025
27 Sub-Saharan Migrants Die in Shipwreck Off Tunisia
Authorities managed to save 83 people after the sinking of two precarious boats. In the past 24 hours, the Tunisian National Guard and Civil Protection recovered 27 bodies of migrants and rescued 83 people after the sinking of two precarious boats in the Mediterranean carrying 110 citizens from sub-Saharan countries. RELATED: 20 Migrants Missing After […]
January 2, 2025
20 Migrants Missing After Shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea
Among the survivors is an eight-year-old Syrian boy who lost his mother in the shipwreck. On Wednesday, Italian authorities are searching for 20 missing migrants—including five women and three children—following a shipwreck last night in the Central Mediterranean near the island of Lampedusa. RELATED: 15 Migrants Drowned in the Mediterranean Despite Calls for Help Search […]
January 1, 2025
President Sheinbaum to Support Mexicans Against Tom Homan’s Plans
The ‘Border Czar’ said the Trump administration will reintroduce the detention of migrant families. On Friday, President Claudia Sheinbaum promised legal support to Mexican families in response to the plans of the “border czar” under the next U.S. President, Donald Trump, Tom Homan, who will reintroduce the detention of migrant families. RELATED: Mexico To Be […]
December 27, 2024
Over 10,400 Migrants Died in 2024 Trying to Reach Spain
Among them were 421 women and 1,538 children or adolescents. On Thursday, the NGO Walking Borders (Caminando Fronteras) published “Right to Life Monitoring 2024,” a report showing that 10,457 migrants died in 2024 while attempting to reach Spanish shores. Among them were 421 women and 1,538 children or adolescents. RELATED: 15 Migrants Drowned in the […]
December 26, 2024
15 Migrants Drowned in the Mediterranean Despite Calls for Help
SOS Humanity highlighted that over 1,600 migrants have died trying to reach Italy via the central Mediterranean route. On Thursday, the NGO Sea Watch denounced that at least 15 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean after falling from the vessel they were traveling on, despite multiple calls for help. Meanwhile, the 82 survivors were intercepted by […]
December 20, 2024
Mexican President Sheinbaum Pays Tribute to Migrants on Their Day
‘Even though we weren’t born in this land, we have Mexican blood within us,’ said a ‘Migrant Anthem’ singer. On Wednesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum presented the “Migrant Anthem” to commemorate International Migrants Day, while also announcing plans to strengthen support for Mexican nationals through consulates in the United States. RELATED: Trump Warns Mexico and […]
December 18, 2024
Trump Warns Mexico and Canada About the Economic Mess ‘Their Migrants’ Are Causing
The Republican politician ratified the mass deportations plan as a cornerstone of his immigration policy On Monday, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stated that the governments of Mexico and Canada are “on notice” about the economic problems their migrants cause the United States. RELATED: Ontario Premier Ford Warns to Cut Power Supply if Trump Hikes Tariffs […]