MIGRANTS

Rising unemployment, endemic corruption and a recent economic crisis that slashed state salaries have pushed Iraqi Kurds to sell their homes, cars and other belongings to pay off smugglers with the hope of reaching the European Union from the Belarusian capital of Minsk

The CubeSat began as an educational tool but is now helping out humanity

Among those prioritised are international students, skilled migrants, South Koreans and Japanese.

In an exclusive interview, Alexander Lukashenko denies inviting migrants but accepts they were helped.

Scores of migrants have gathered at the border and there have been several attempts by groups to force their way across.

Spanish police say law enforcement agencies in nine countries helped break up a network that smuggled hundreds of Pakistanis into the European Union through the Balkans

The caravan is made up of Central American migrants, as well as some Haitians, many of whom say they have been stuck in legal limbo, waiting as long as a year for asylum applications to be processed.

A total of 15 migrants were discovered in the brush near the border of Webb and Zapata...

A group of migrants tried to pray their way through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint,...

Migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea have told The Associated Press they were tortured and their families extorted for ransoms while they were held in Libya’s government detention centers

The migrants were struck by the train in a southern coastal town near Biarritz on Tuesday morning.

Hundreds of migrants have protested for the 10th straight day outside a United Nations facility in Libya’s capital of Tripoli

French authorities prevented 414 people from making the crossing, the Home Office says.

U.N. officials say guards at a Libyan detention center for migrants have shot dead at least six people amid chaos in the overcrowded facility

The foreign minister of Panama, Erika Mouynes, has alerted the U.S. government that as many as 60,000 mostly Haitians could be heading to the border.

San Antonio nonprofit Uniting America Outreach made its fifth trip in a little over a week to the border on Friday to take supplies to migrants in Acuna

Close to 45,000 migrants reached Italy’s shores so far this year, roughly five times more than in 2019

Travel and trade operations will resume at the Del Rio Port of Entry starting Saturday afternoon, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Val Verde County commissioners say the migrants who were camping out in Del Rio are now cleared, just days after almost 15,000 people, most of them Haitians, were seeking asylum.

White House is facing anger from Democratic lawmakers and other core supporters over scenes of U.S. agents on horseback charging at migrants.

A camp where more than 14,000 migrants had waited along the Texas border just days ago is now dramatically smaller

The migrants were later apprehended and placed on another bus to be deported.

The faith-based community in Del Rio has helped more than its <a href="https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/03/20/border-relief-agencies-appeal-for-help-of-their-own-to-meet-growing-demand/" target="_blank">share of immigrants</a> from Mexico and Central America, but the thousands of arrivals from Haiti were a first.

Thousands crossing the border in Del Rio are ending up under an international bridge, according to the city’s mayor.

More than 40 migrants were recently discovered in a stash house located in west Laredo,...

FEMA awarded the City of Laredo almost $2 million in reimbursement funds for the...

Mexico’s president has again sidestepped questions about reinstating the U.S. “Remain in Mexico” policy

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department is not saying whether the government will allow the U.S. to reinstate the “remain in Mexico” policy of sending asylum seekers back across the border to wait for hearings on asylum claims

Many migrants are at risk in the record-breaking heat when they cross the desert.

Many migrants are at risk in the record-breaking heat when they cross the desert.

Officials of Panama and Colombia have agreed to restrict the growing flows of migrants, mainly Cubans and Haitians, that have been crossing the Darien Gap between the two countries

The food bank is looking for volunteers who speak different languages -- including Spanish, French and Creole -- to assist the migrants.

The San Antonio Food Bank is in critical need of volunteers to help migrants traveling through San Antonio to get to their host families.

Investigators say an overloaded van carrying 29 migrants has crashed on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others.

With coronavirus infections rising and border crossings at a 20-year high, the DHS plan would provide the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to migrants in U.S. custody.

European Union officials have pledged millions of euros to Lithuania to help it tackle a migrant crisis that it blames on the government of neighboring Belarus and its authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko

At first, this remote village in Serbia seems sleepy and almost abandoned like many other in the Balkan country

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued an executive order restricting ground transportation of migrants who pose a risk of carrying COVID-19 into Texas communities.

More migrants have made their way through the City of San Antonio, leading many to question why they’re here and where they’re going.

The Texas Highway Patrol announced five migrants were discovered after a pursuit.

U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended more than 190 migrants who were being...

Two undocumented migrants who were lost managed to climb up a windmill and call 911 for...

On both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants face a fight to survive.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian police on Tuesday rounded up more than 200 migrants who were squatting in an abandoned building in a northern town in order to move them to a nearby tent camp. The Lipa tent settlement on the outskirts of Bihac has room to accommodate the migrants who were previously staying in the center of the town, authorities said. “We found 242 migrants who were staying in this building and all of those migrants will be transferred to the improvised tent settlement Lipa,” said Mirsad Buzar from Bosnia’s foreigners’ service.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, along with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, met with Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday to discuss the number of asylum seekers being encountered at the border, according to a news release issued by Gonzalez's office.

Property damage and cries for help have become a consistent reality for Texas landowners near the Mexico border as the humanitarian migrant crisis continues to intensify.

Campur, Guatemala, was devastated by back-to-back hurricanes in the fall. Guatemalans say they have few options but to try to find work in the U.S. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

SAN ANTONIO – Catholic Charities says the 500 migrant teens who arrived in the city on Monday are being welcomed by people who care in the San Antonio community. “They’re bringing personalized gifts with notes that say, ‘We love you, and we’re praying for you, and we hope you’re well,’” said Tara Ford, spokeswoman for Catholic Charities. AdShe said about 1,000 people already have offered to volunteer, but more are needed since more migrant arrivals are expected over the next several weeks. “We’ll understand a little bit more over the next few days about what is needed,” Ford said. “We’re very grateful to our community in San Antonio for stepping up and always serving with us,” Ford said.

SAN ANTONIO – Buses filled with hundreds of migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border arrived at the Freeman Coliseum’s expo center Monday night. Roughly 500 children are now sheltered at the facility, which is expected to house as many as 2,400. The intake site is providing standards of care for the children, which includes clean and comfortable sleeping quarters, meals, recreational activities and access to medical services. AdVolunteers worked all weekend to help set up the facility and to make sure they have things like clothing and hygiene products. Wolff along with Congressman Joaquin Castro and Commissioner Rebecca Clay Flores, are expected to tour the facility later on Tuesday.

UVALDE, Texas – Like the rest of the southern border, the U.S. Border Patrol Del Rio Sector is also seeing an increase of migrants crossing the border. Some Uvalde residents are voicing concerns and say migrants have caused property damage. Think about the guys that are on the border,” Sewell said. “I have some encounter with either the Border Patrol or illegal traffic at least four times a week, if not 10 times a week,” Sewell said. In the last fiscal year, which ended in February, Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended 6,438 families and 2,410 unaccompanied children.

Let’s be prepared.’”Smith said Laredo’s only overnight migrant shelter with just 70 beds expects to receive families still left in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, under what had been Migrant Protection Program under the Donald Trump administration. Holding Institute could see migrants arrive by the end of the month, Smith said. Smith said people are tested before leaving Mexico, and again, when they arrive at Holding Institute. Smith said he’s also seeing more families being released from two detention centers in Webb County, perhaps to make room for more arrivals as early as April. Smith also said the lack of uncertainty over the policies under the new Biden administration have made many cautious about crossing.

EAGLE PASS, Texas – The nonprofit organization Mission: Border Hope in Eagle Pass is working closely with U.S. Border Patrol to help asylum seekers who are being released after they’ve been processed. But of course, it’s a lot of family units, people with children, pregnant moms,” said Valeria Wheeler, executive director of Mission: Border Hope. The mayor of Eagle Pass said the increase of asylum seekers and migrants is putting a significant strain on Border Patrol agents. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it is constructing a facility to hold migrants who cross the border in Eagle Pass. CBP released the following statement:“CBP is currently constructing a soft sided facility in Eagle Pass, TX to help accommodate migrants in our custody.

Thousands of desperate migrants are fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East arriving in Austria from neighboring Hungary. Thousands more travel by foot, bus, and train and are expected to arrive in Austria later today. Charlie D’Agata reports.

Libya is in a state of civil war with two rival factions vying for power. As the country has descended into chaos and lawlessness, it's become fertile ground for human smugglers. Holly Williams visited a Libyan prison where migrants who are caught trying to get to Europe are locked up for months on end, waiting to be deported.

Eight hundred people may have drowned in a Mediterranean migrant tragedy. Some of the migrants were refugees from Syria's brutal civil war, but most were fleeing the harsh dictatorship in the North African country of Eritrea. Clarissa Ward, who got extraordinary access to survivors on assignment for "60 Minutes," joins "CBS This Morning" to preview Sunday's report.