Tag: Refugee & immigrant rights
EU Changes Pace on Migration and Asylum Policy
After eight years of debate, the European Union (EU) approved a new Pact on Migration and Asylum that overhauls the entire framework for managing asylum and migration. RELATED: Child Migration Through Darien to Reach Record Levels: UNICEF The package aims at reducing the burden of member states on the EU’s external borders, and would include […]
May 16, 2024
Peruvian Consulate To Serve Ecuadorian Migrants in Mexico
On Monday, the Ecuadorian Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that Peru has agreed to assist Ecuadorian citizens in Mexico. RELATED: Canadian Mining Company to Explore in the Ecuadorian Amazon Previously, invoking the Andean Mechanism for Cooperation in consular assistance, consular protection, and migratory affairs, the Ecuadorian government requested that the Peruvian government act as Ecuador’s consular […]
May 14, 2024
Mexico to Support Migrants Targeted by Texas SB-4 Law
On Thursday, Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister Alicia Barcena said that her country will provide support for undocumented Mexican migrants targeted by a new law in Texas that threatens them with imprisonment if they refuse to be deported. RELATED: Key Points of Texas Anti-Immigrant SB-4 Law “We are going to protect, first of all, our compatriots and we […]
March 22, 2024
Key Points of Texas Anti-Immigrant SB-4 Law
On Wednesday, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ratified that Mexico will not accept migrants deported by Texas if the SB4 law comes into effect. However, the application of this law remains in dispute. RELATED: Panama Blocks Doctors Without Borders Aid to Migrants in Darien Texas SB-4 law, which is considered one of the most drastic anti-immigrant measures […]
March 21, 2024
Lebanon Spent 58 Billion Hosting Syrian Refugees in 13 Years
On Friday, Lebanese Social Affairs Minister Hector Hajjar said that Syrian refugees have imposed a direct cost of US$1.5 billion and an indirect cost of US$3 billion yearly on Lebanon, incurring a total cost of US$58 billion in 13 years. RELATED: Iran Reserves Right to Respond to Any Israeli Threat: Iravani “Lebanon hosts around 1,468,000 registered displaced […]
March 15, 2024
New York Sues Charter Bus Companies for Transporting Migrants
On Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City has filed a lawsuit against 17 charter bus and transportation companies that have transported tens of thousands of migrants from Texas to the city since early 2022. RELATED: Donald Trump Jr. Takes Witness Stand in NY Civil Fraud Trial NYC filed the lawsuit in the New […]