The governor of Texas plans to sign a law Monday that will allow state law enforcement to detain people suspected of illegally crossing the border between USA and Mexicogranting local agents powers that for a long time belonged to the federal government. The move will likely trigger legal challenges from human rights groups. The law, […]
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Increase in migratory flows increased the violation of migrants in Honduras
The increase in migratory flows in Honduras in 2023 the violation of human rights of the thousands of migrants that have crossed through the Central American country. This was indicated this Sunday by the National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras (Conadeh) in a statement, within the framework of the International Migrant Day that is […]
Increase in immigrants from Asia and Africa turns the Amazon rainforest into a corridor
People from 69 countries were arrested in the framework of a recent operation against illicit trafficking of migrants and human trafficking carried out throughout the American continent, indicating the rise in the number of Asians and Africans crossing oceans and continents to reach USA. The fifth edition of Operation Turquoise, coordinated by Interpol, brought together […]
More than 500,000 migrants have crossed the Darién jungle in 2023, a historical record
More than 500,000 migrants have crossed the dangerous Darien jungle on their way to North America so far in 2023, a historical record of individuals who crossed this natural border between Panama and Colombiamost of them Venezuelans, official sources informed EFE this Wednesday. Of the 501,297 migrants who have crossed what is known as the […]
Thousands of migrants wait outdoors to be processed at the US-Mexico border
Thousands of migrants They are enduring low temperatures outdoors, without food and water, waiting for days to be processed by the Border Patrol along the border between USA and Mexico. The situation is reaching a critical point as the number of migrants from different parts of the world crossing the border to request asylum increases […]
Criminals use AI to extort families of migrants lost at the border
Criminal groups are using artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate images and steal large amounts of money from families desperately searching for undocumented migrants that were lost on the border between Mexico and USA. Norma Ramos’ family has reported her brother missing for two months when the migrant sought to enter the United States irregularly in […]
Chile criticizes Venezuela for not authorizing flights with expelled migrants
The Chilean Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, confirmed this Thursday that a plane with 60 Venezuelan migrants expelled from Chili couldn’t take off because Venezuela “I do not authorize” the departure of the flight and the landing in its territory. “The Government of Chile has made extensive and diverse efforts to allow the expulsion […]
Fintech Bnka facilitates finances for Latin and European migrants
The financial app Bnka reaches the Spanish market with the objective of achieving 70,000 users during the first year and offering “a comprehensive and disruptive solution” in the management of the personal finance of the migrant populationwith special focus on those who come from South America and Europe, as reported today by the developers in […]
Migrants: 1,200 leave southern Mexico to join the largest caravan of the year
More than 1,200 migrantsmostly Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, left this Sunday walking in a new caravan from Tapachula, in the south of Mexico, to join the concentration of 8,000 people on the move who hope for possible benefits from the dialogue with immigration authorities this Monday. The migrant settlement left on October 30 and traveled […]
Asylum requests in OECD reach record level by Latin Americans
Asylum requests in OECD countries skyrocketed by 91% last year compared to 2021, reaching a record number of 2,091,385 people, which is explained above all by a massive influx of Latin American refugees to the United States, but also to Costa Rica, Mexico or Spain. In its annual report on international migration published this Monday, […]