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Pope: Don't exploit migrants for politics

Pope Francis condemned the exploitation of refugees for political propaganda on Sunday as he paid his second visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, a main entry point for migrants that has become a symbol of the plight of refugees.

Russia criticizes Polish use of tear gas on migrants

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said the use of tear gas and water cannon by Polish forces to stop migrants entering from Belarus was "absolutely unacceptable”.

France tells UK to stop 'giving lessons' on migrants

France told Britain on Monday to stop "giving lessons" on migrants amid an increasingly acrimonious row between London and Paris over the numbers crossing the Channel.

U.S. envoy to Haiti resigns, blasts Washington’s ‘inhumane’ deportation of migrants

The U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigned in protest in a letter that blasted the Biden administration for deporting hundreds of migrants back to the crisis-engulfed Caribbean nation from a camp on the U.S.-Mexican border in recent days.

U.S. deports Haitian migrants en masse to their country

U.S. authorities moved 3,300 migrants in the last days from a Texas border city where thousands of mostly Haitians had gathered under a bridge after crossing the Rio Grande River from Mexico, officials said on Sunday.

U.N.: Migrants face 'dire conditions' on Poland-Belarus border

The U.N. migration agency said Monday that it is deeply concerned by the “dire conditions” facing migrants stranded for weeks on the border of Poland and Belarus.

Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

Following the Taliban militant group’s takeover of Afghanistan on August 15, the Asian country has plunged into chaos, turmoil and insecurity.

Nearly 60 of Europe-bound migrants drown after boat capsizes off coast of Libya

At least 57 migrants drowned after their boat sank off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, the latest tragedy on the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe.

Spain returns over 6,600 migrants to Morocco in border spat

Over 6,600 of the more than 8,000 migrants who swam or jumped over border fences into one of Spain's North African enclaves this week have been sent back to Morocco, authorities said Friday.

Spain, Morocco square off after 6,000 migrants arrive by sea

Spain deployed its military to the Moroccan border Tuesday as thousands of Moroccans walked or swam onto European soil for the second day in a row after Rabat loosened border controls in a diplomatic spat.

Dominican Republic plans wall to keep out Haitian migrants

Experts hit out at a plan by the Dominican Republic government to build a wall on its border with Haiti to reduce illegal immigration, claiming it won't work unless accompanied by development.

French boats rescue 36 migrants 'in difficulty' in Channel

French patrol boat rescued 36 migrants aboard two boats "in difficulty" in the Channel, seeking to cross to Britain, maritime authorities said on Saturday.

UN: Libyan navy intercepts over 800 EU-bound migrants

Hundreds of Europe-bound migrants were intercepted in the Mediterranean sea off Libya's coasts and taken into detention, the UN migration agency said.

More migrants released into US after Mexico stops taking some back

US Border Patrol agents are increasingly releasing asylum-seeking families into the US after Mexican authorities began refusing to take some families back in January, US officials said.

Guatemalan woman's family urges Mexico to solve killings of 19 suspected migrants

The family of a young Guatemalan woman believed to be among 19 victims of a massacre in northern Mexico has urged the Mexican government to bring those responsible to justice.