Europe
Greece: thousands of refugees confined to islands
More than 14,000 asylum seekers currently confined to five Greek islands in the Aegean Sea are facing dire circumstances due to unusually harsh winter conditions.
Tag: politics of immigration
North America
Human Rights Watch: Trump portends ‘tyranny’
In its yearly report, Human Rights Watch warns that the rise of populist leaders "poses a dangerous threat to basic rights"—particularly naming Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Europe
UN reports record high migrant deaths in 2016
The UN International Organization for Migration reports that 2016 saw more recorded migrant deaths than any previous year, with a minimum of 5,079 lost at sea.
North Africa
Libya: civilians detained in evacuation of Sirte
Human Rights Watch issued an urgent call for Libya's government to protect civilians who were detained after fleeing former ISIS stronghold Sirte.
North America
Trump: drug war general to Homeland Security
Gen. John Kelly, Trump's choice for Homeland Security secretary, is ex-chief of the Pentagon's Southern Command who clashed with Obama over his hardline views.
Europe
UK to ban neo-Nazi group under terror laws
The UK government said it will use its terrorism laws to ban the neo-Nazi group linked to the assassination of MP Jo Cox, marking the first time such a step has been taken.
North America
Mayors warn Trump on immigration policy
Several US mayors sent a letter to president-elect Trump warning of potential economic losses if he follows through on his pledge to repeal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
North Africa
Mass round-up of migrants in Algeria
Some 1,400 African migrants—including whole families and asylum-seekers—were rounded up by riot police in a series of raids in Algiers, and apparently face summary deportation.
Central America
Central America: tri-national anti-gang task force
A joint security force bringing together the three nations of Central America's Northern Triangle officially began operations to fight narco-gangs and organized crime.
North America
Trump cabinet list bespeaks concentration camps
Joe Arpaio and Rudolph Giuliani, short-listed for Homeland Security secretary, both have extensive experience in running detainment camps for undocumented immigrants.
Europe
Mediterranean migrant death toll soars
With two months still to go, deaths of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean so far this year have hit a record high, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
North America
Sheriff Joe Arpaio charged with criminal contempt
A federal judge ordered Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio to be tried for criminal contempt over continuing his immigration patrols in defiance of court orders in a civil rights suit.