Africa
Cameroon takes steps against Boko Haram
Authorities in Cameroon have beefed up border controls in the Far North region to guard against infiltration by Boko Haram as civilians flee the growing war in Nigeria.
Tag: politics of immigration
Palestine
Sudanese refugees march on Jerusalem
Some 150 Sudanese migrants abanoned a desert prison camp to march cross-country on Jerusalem in protest of Israel's draconian new anti-immigration law.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: Haitians flee violence
Haiti and the Dominican Republic aren’t at war, according to Haiti’s foreign minister, but hundreds of Haitians have fled the neighboring country amid a wave of violence.
The Caribbean
Haitian migrants killed in Bahamas boat capsize
The number of Haitians trying to reach the US through the Bahamas is increasing, and so are the fatalities.
Mexico
Mexico: US documents blast Calderón’s ‘drug war’
Mexican drug cartels operate “with near total impunity” despite the country’s massive US-funded war on drugs, which in turn has brought about a “spike” in violence.
Mexico
Mexico: narcos abduct migrants —again
Tamaulipas state police resuced 73 abducted migrants outside Reynosa after following their apparent captors to a house and hearing frantic calls for help.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: CARICOM condemns anti-immigrant ruling
A Dominican court’s ruling against some 200,000 people descended from Haitian immigrants has inspired protests in Haiti and New York.
Palestine
200 Palestinians in Malta shipwreck: report
The Action Group for Palestinians in Syria said that at least 200 Palestinian refugees fleeing conflict in the country were aboard the boat that capsized off Malta's coast.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic excludes descendants of ‘illegal’ Haitians
The Dominican high court ruled that undocumented immigrants are “in transit,” depriving their Dominican children of citizenship—including all born since 1929.
Mexico
Mexico: ex-braceros tour US to demand pensions
As the US considers expanding its guest worker programs, a group of retired guest workers show up to ask what happened to their pensions.
Europe
Greece: anti-fascist activist on trial
Anti-fascist militant Savvas Michael-Matsas went on trial in Greece, charged with "libellous defamation" in a case brought by members of the far-right Golden Dawn party.
Mexico
Mexico: migrants killed as ‘The Beast’ derails
As many as 300 undocumented Central American migrants may have been riding on top of a freight train when it derailed, killing six or more and leaving dozens injured.