(Washington, DC) – Any policies adopted by the United States that result in returning people fleeing violence in Central America to persecution or tor...
US: Make Asylum Accessible to People Fleeing Violence
2 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey's Coast
Turkey's coast guard says two people died Monday after a boat carrying migrants sank just 50 meters off Turkey's western coast near Bodrum. Sev...
Migrant Rescue Ship Appeals to France for Help
The last charity search-and-rescue ship aiding migrants in the central Mediterranean has had its registration revoked. The Aquarius 2, operated by...
Malta Lets European Migrant Ship Safely Dock After 4 Days at Sea
The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed Malta's agreement to allow a European rescue ship carrying 141 migrants to dock at one of its ports after...
UNHCR welcomes deal to end latest migrant stand-off in Mediterranean Sea
UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi, on Thursday gave a cautious welcome to the decision by several EU countries to take in some 450 migran...
Italy: Migrant Rescue Ship Impounded Don’t Criminalize Saving Lives
Don’t Criminalize Saving Lives (Milan) – Italy has impounded a rescue ship and threatened criminal charges against two members of its crew an
UN Flies Refugees from Libya to Europe, Where More Uncertainty Awaits
ROME — The U.N. refugee agency has evacuated more than 1,000 highly vulnerable people from Libya in a three-month operation that began last November.