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Trump says could send illegal migrants to 'sanctuary cities'
"Due to the fact that Democrats are unwilling to change our very dangerous immigration laws, we are indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to placing Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities," tweets President Trump
Spain rescues close to 600 migrants at sea in one day
At least 35 minors including a baby are among the flow of migrants crossing the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea as they fled unrest or poverty in their countries
Trump hits State Department in 'hard power' budget blueprint
3rd UPDATE An alarmed United Nations warn against abrupt funding cuts that would undermine its longer term reform efforts
Mexico vows to impose tariffs if Trump presses wall payment
Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray notes that if Trump places tariffs on Mexican goods it will hit US households that buy all sorts of products from south of the border
Mexico, U.S. clash over wall as tough trade talks loom
With 9 days to go until Trump succeeds Barack Obama as US president Mexico is bracing for a new and complex relationship with its main trade partner
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
Another Indonesian kidnapped in Sulu Sea
The kidnapping took place August 3 in waters off the northeast of Sabah state on the Malaysian side of Borneo island Indonesia s ambassador to Malaysia says
Venezuelans pour into Colombia again as border briefly reopens
The influx has come during a 40 day freight truckers strike in Colombia which heightened fears that shortages could hit major cities
US to fund Tunisia border surveillance
The multi million dollar project will include the installation of an integrated surveillance system and the training of Tunisian forces
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
Migrants inundate new EU crisis hotspot Croatia
2nd UPDATE Croatia says it will let people pass through freely on their way to other EU countries – but Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic warns his country s resources for dealing with the influx are limited
Netanyahu says will not allow Israel to be 'submerged' by refugees
Netanyahu also announces the start of construction of a fence along Israel s border with Jordan
Cop who found dead Syrian refugee boy thought of 'own son'
I have a 6 year old son The moment I saw the baby I thought about my own son and put myself into his father s place
Migrants mob train in re-opened Budapest train station
UPDATED A public announcement said however that the train would be going nowhere and that no trains for western Europe would be leaving Keleti station for an indefinite period
Tensions flare at Hungary station as migrant numbers swell
The standoff is the latest and largest of several tense encounters between the crowds and police following Hungary s decision to prevent migrants traveling west
Dead child's photo shows Europe refugees' plight
UPDATED Britain s Independent newspaper: If these extraordinarily powerful images of a dead Syrian child washed up on a beach don’t change Europe s attitude to refugees what will?
Migrant crisis threatens Europe's open border policy
Observers fear the genie is out of the bottle and other countries will restore internal borders to curb the flow of humanity
Chaos in Hungary as figures show gravity of Europe migrant crisis
UPDATED Statistics from the International Organization for Migration IOM reveal the gravity of the crisis facing the continent with the biggest movement of people since World War II
Migrants dash for last train to Germany from bottleneck Budapest
For refugees from Syria and elsewhere the train stations of Budapest have become the latest tortuous bottleneck on a long journey north to Europe
EU must defend migrants' 'dignity' say leaders ahead of talks
This comes as tensions flared on the bloc s eastern borders over the escalating crisis
Serbia, Macedonia call at Balkans summit for EU action on migrants
Macedonian PM: Unless we have a European answer to this issue none of us should be under any illusion that this will be solved
Merkel vows no tolerance for migrant hate as 55 die in Mediterranean
Alarmed by the worsening situation UN chief Ban Ki moon urges countries in Europe and elsewhere to prove their compassion and do much more to bring an end to the crisis
Berlin eases asylum rules for Syrians as migrants pour into EU
Record numbers of people are streaming into EU member Hungary from Serbia posing a new headache for regional leaders
Merkel, Hollande urge unified EU response to refugee crisis
UPDATED Hollande: Rather than wait we should organize and reinforce our policies and that is what France and Germany are proposing
Thousands of migrants cross Macedonia, Serbia heading for EU
More than 6 000 refugees and migrants crosses into Serbia where 8 huge UN refugee agency tents were set up in the border village of Miratovac
New figures show scale of EU’s migrant crisis
EU border agency Frontex reported that its latest figures far outstripped the previous monthly record in June of 70 000
40 migrants die off Italy as Europe faces worst crisis since WWII
319 people have been saved including a dozen women and several children
Greek mayor warns of 'bloodshed' as police beat migrants
Amid mounting tensions across Europe over the spike in new arrivals Germany s police union calls for a scrapping of Europe s visa free Schengen travel zone
Kurds battle ISIS on Syria border as Turkey blocks refugees
Thousands of displaced Syrians amass at the frontier prompting Turkish security forces to use water cannons and fire warning shots to push them away
Italy to recover shipwreck boat as EU falters on migrant plan
The development comes as opposition mushroomed to controversial plans for quotas to spread Mediterranean refugees around Europe
EU backs naval mission to end migrant crisis
But the EU is still waiting for a UN resolution that will allow it to destroy boats that belong to people smugglers in Libyan waters where political turmoil has created safe harbor for traffickers
EU to back unprecedented naval force to fight people smugglers
The unprecedented mission starting in June will involve the deployment of warships and surveillance aircraft off the coast of Libya
Stopping people smuggling key to ending migrant crisis – Australia
Abbott: As long as the people smugglers put those in search of a better life into leaky boats and send them out into the open sea you will have deaths
EU urges UN to back migrant crisis plan
The EU plan due to be finalized at a Brussels meeting on May 18 has run into resistance from Russia and African countries that see it as too heavily focused on military action
New migrant deaths in Mediterranean; 5,800 rescued
UPDATED The number rescued this weekend is one of the highest recorded in recent years raising fears that the tide of people risking their lives to reach Europe from Africa and the Middle East has not been slowed by recent disasters
UN chief, Italy PM, EU's Mogherini visit navy ship in 'sea of misery'
The symbolic visit to Italy s San Giusto vessel off the coast of Sicily comes just over a week after more than 750 people drowned in the Mediterranean s worst migrant shipwreck yet
Under-fire EU to consider military action at migrant summit
In the draft statement for the summit leaders will commit to undertake systematic efforts to identify capture and destroy vessels before they are used by traffickers
EU under pressure as details of migrant disaster emerge
Only 28 survivors and 24 bodies are recovered The lucky few who survived say there were hundreds on board capsized boat carrying migrants
Boat skipper facing charges over migrant disaster
UPDATED Italian prosecutors say the collision was caused by steering mistakes by the captain and the panicked movements of the hundreds of passengers
EU unveils migrant action plan as more boats in distress
EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini says member states have no more excuses not to act as fresh distress calls rang out in the Mediterranean
Migrant crisis: Can EU learn from Australia?
Observers warn that Australia s hotly contested policy of turning back boats offers no model for the European Union arguing it is immoral and probably illegal under both EU and international law
'Worst ever' migrant shipwreck prompts calls for EU action
UPDATED EU ministers head into crisis talks under pressure to confront people smuggling gangs
Pope urges world to act after new Mediterranean tragedy
Pope: They are hungry persecuted injured exploited victims of war They are seeking a better life they are seeking happiness
Fury as 700 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck
UPDATED An overcrowded boat smuggling migrants to Europe capsizes off Libya prompting a UN official to call it the worst massacre ever seen in the Mediterranean ; Amnesty says it is a predictable man made tragedy
EU faces fury after new migrant shipwreck tragedy
How many more people have to die before European governments acknowledge that relying on a patchwork quilt of resources for search and rescue operations is not enough?
Up to 400 migrants die in boat capsize off Libya – survivors
The latest tragedy came as Italian authorities said around 8 500 migrants had been rescued at sea between Friday April 10 and Monday
Italy rescues 1,500 migrants in Mediterranean in one day
In a separate incident on Saturday 318 migrants are brought to the Sicilian port of Pozzallo after being rescued off Libya by an Icelandic navy ship
Australia's rights chief claims gov't wanted her to resign
Australia s Human Rights Commission chief claims the government sought her resignation before a damning report criticizing the detention of asylum seeker children was released
Italy rescues more than 2,000 migrants off Libyan coast
The emergency rescue comes on the same day Italy said it was evacuating staff from its embassy in Libya and suspending operations there highlighting the worsening security situation in the violence plagued country
