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Flights and fake passports: The 'VIP packages' enticing Vietnamese to UK
Details of well-oiled smuggling routes spanning Vietnam to Europe are under renewed scrutiny after 39 people were found dead in a truck in Britain
Trump backers launch construction on private border wall
Sporting a red 'Make America Great Again' hat, New Mexico resident Jeff Allen proudly oversees the erection of a towering fence of steel slats on land he co-owns
U.S. immigration agents raid 7-11 stores
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 21 undocumented immigrants in the raids of 7-Eleven franchises in 17 states and the capital
Tense standoff at Australia asylum-seeker camp
Hundreds of fearful refugees are urged to leave an Australian detention camp in Papua New Guinea, as conditions worsened with power and water cut off in a tense standoff
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Facebook, social networks being used in human smuggling
Europol s European Migrant Smuggling Center identified 1 150 social media accounts suspected of advertising smuggling services
Asian community rattled by Trump immigration policies
Of the estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States 1 5 million are from Asia majority from China India the Philippines and South Korea
Anxiety, tears, and prayers in California's immigrant community
Undocumented immigrants pray for a miracle after US President Donald Trump s administration announced a sweeping deportation plan
U.S. promises no mass deportations in bid to calm Mexico
There will be no use of military force for immigration operations says US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly
A traffic ticket can now get you deported from the U.S.
Under new rules the obvious fear of undocumented migrants is the crackdown will drive them deeper into the underground
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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, February 22, 2017
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U.S. targets millions in sweeping deportation plan
UPDATED Two memos issued by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly order border patrol and immigration officers to deport as quickly as possible any illegal immigrants they find with only a few exceptions
Crackdown on immigrants: How not to go nuts with Trump in charge
The Trump administration insists it is only deporting criminals but those caught and booted out of the United States include scores of people with fake identity documents who are not violent
Trump expected to block refugees, restrict Muslim visitors
UPDATED A draft executive order says refugees from war torn Syria will be indefinitely banned while the broader US refugee admissions program will be suspended for 120 days as officials draw up a list of low risk countries
Trump orders wall construction, angering Mexico
UPDATED The US leader instructs officials on Wednesday January 25 to begin to plan design and construct a physical wall along the southern border and see how it could be funded
California girds to protect undocumented foreigners from Trump
Several so called sanctuary cities in California – ones that intentionally avoid prosecuting undocumented foreigners for violations of federal immigration policy – are beginning to dig in
Mexico urges migrants in U.S. to 'stay calm'
In the wake of Trump s presidential election last week the Mexican foreign ministry unveils 11 actions that it will undertake through its embassy and 50 consulates in the US so Mexicans can avoid being victims of abuses and fraud
No end in sight to migrant carnage in Mediterranean
Departures from Libya are continuing unabated despite worsening weather in the Mediterranean with over 3 200 people rescued from crowded and unseaworthy dinghies since November 12
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Come home, PH gov't urges undocumented Filipinos in U.S.
The government is ready to provide them assistance Malacañang assures Filipinos thinking of returning to the Philippines amid the deportation threat of US president elect Donald Trump against illegal immigrants
100 feared dead in Mediterranean after migrant boat capsize
The latest tragedy in the Mediterranean came the day after another incident in which it is feared dozens may have drowned after the sinking of another dinghy
Duterte: I trust Trump will be fair to immigrants
But Duterte also says I cannot talk for the illegals because whether President Trump or anybody else for that matter an illegal is always an illegal
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Trump vows immigration crackdown, but unclear how far he'll go
If his team of hardline anti immigration conservatives and leaders of the extreme right lend insight into Trump s program the United States may be entering a radical era of ramped up deportations and closed borders
DFA: No 'calamitous impact' on Filipino migrants in US despite Trump win
UPDATED The Philippines says majority of Filipinos in the US have legal residency or citizenship status pay their taxes and generally obey American laws
Trump firm on agenda but says Americans have nothing to fear
US President elect Donald Trump vows to move aggressively on a conservative agenda but also sought to reassure worried Americans they have nothing to fear from his presidency
Last 'Jungle' children moved to shelters around France
French authorities have said that Britain which has taken around 300 child refugees from Calais since mid October and promised to take more will continue to review applications from minors seeking to be transferred there
France to move migrant youths from razed 'Jungle' camp
The minors have been awaiting news of their transfer to Britain or alternative housing in France with their fate a source of enduring tension between London and Paris
France clears Calais camp as concern mounts in Paris
While the Calais camp is now demolished and thousands have been sent to lodgings elsewhere the fate of the unaccompanied minors housed in containers near the site remains unresolved
'Jungle' migrant camp ablaze as demolition ramps up
3rd UPDATE Around half of the camp s estimated population of 6 000 to 8 000 migrants have been transferred out since Monday October 24
France begins demolition of 'Jungle' migrant camp
4th UPDATE The demolition work comes on the second day of a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement in northern France
D-Day for Calais 'Jungle' camp clearance
UPDATED The closure of the squalid camp is aimed at relieving tensions in the Calais area where clashes between police and migrants trying to climb onto trucks heading to Britain are an almost nightly occurrence
EU launches tough border force to curb migrant crisis
Brussels hopes the revamped agency will not just increase security but also help heal the huge rifts that have emerged between western and eastern member states clashing over the EU s refugee policies
Britain to start building anti-migrant wall in Calais
The wall which is expected to cost 2 7 million euros 3 0 million will be the latest barrier to go up around Europe as the continent struggles with its biggest migrant influx in decades
More than 1,000 migrants storm border into Costa Rica
The incident risks reviving a recent crisis in which thousands of Cubans determined to make it to the United States became stranded in Costa Rica
Pope Francis set to visit refugees in Greece as deportations stall
The trip by the pope who will be accompanied by the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church is likely to pile pressure on European leaders already criticized for the deal with Turkey
First wave of migrants returned to Turkey under EU deal
UPDATED The European Union also keeps its side of the pact with 16 Syrian asylum seekers flying into Germany
Australian FM defends refugee policy on Indonesia trip
Julie Bishop: Australia is sharing the burden and will be looking to other countries in our region to do similar
Pope urges Europe to share migrant burden fairly
Pope Francis: My prayer and also certainly yours does not forget the crisis of the refugees fleeing wars and other inhuman situations
French court to rule on 'Jungle' migrant camp eviction
The ruling will be ahead of a demolition deadline set by the local government
Thousands march across Europe in anti-Islam Pegida rallies
A march by Germany s anti Islamic organization Pegida draws thousands to the eastern city of Dresden with rallies in support of the movement also held in a string of other European cities
Australia churches to offer sanctuary to asylum-seekers
Anglican Dean of Brisbane: So this is really a moral stand and it wouldn t be a good look I don t think for someone to enter a church and to drag people away
Danish parliament approves controversial migrant bill
Denmark s parliament adopts reforms aimed at dissuading migrants from seeking asylum by delaying family reunifications and allowing authorities to seize valuables
EU mulls partial Schengen suspension over migrant crisis
If the situation does not change there could indeed be justifications under public order and security reasons to maintain internal controls at internal Schengen borders
Snow makes migrants' journey through Europe even harder
We can t go backwards we have spent too much money to come here
US readies New Year push to expel migrants
US President Barack Obama s administration is planning an operation to round up and expel migrant families fleeing drought and violence in Central America
13 migrants drown in latest Aegean Sea sinking
700 people many of them children have died trying to reach Greece this year says the International Organization for Migration
Turned away by Australia, migrants arrive in Indonesia
We spent four days in Christmas Island but were told to turn back to Indonesia by Australian security officials because the Australian government refuses to accept illegal immigrants
LatAm states fail to find solution for Cuban migrants
Latin American ministers fail to find a solution for thousands of US bound Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica
