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Bodies of 11 more migrants found in southeast Libya, security official says
Reuters  |  Feb 14, 2025

The International Organisation for Migration said on Monday that the bodies found in two mass graves in Libya bore gunshot wounds.

County Speakers move to court seeking to compel SRC to grant them Sh235m in car grants
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 14, 2025

The Speakers argue that they are being discriminated against in the allocation of vehicle benefits compared to other elected leaders.

Bodies of migrants recovered in southeast Libya, attorney general says
Reuters  |  Feb 09, 2025

Libya has become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe via the dangerous route across the desert and over the Mediterran...

Anti-immigration policies: Why new rules put in place by Trump won’t last
The Conversation  |  Feb 02, 2025

Trump has also ordered that birthright citizenship must be limited to the children of certain categories of residents, essentially citizens or those w...

Over 1,200 Kenyans to be deported under Trump’s immigration directives
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 28, 2025

Trump has argued that the push to deport undocumented immigrants is essential for national security and to ensure that US resources are primarily dire...

Trump heaps tariffs on Colombia after it blocked deportation flights
Reuters  |  Jan 26, 2025

The plane, which was carrying 88 Brazilian passengers, 16 U.S. security agents, and eight crew members, had been originally scheduled to arrive in Bel...

Mexico refuses to accept US military flight deporting migrants, sources say
Reuters  |  Jan 25, 2025

The Mexican official did not give a reason for the denial of permission to land, while the foreign ministry did not mention the incident.

US military aircraft deport migrants as Pentagon readies more troops for border
Reuters  |  Jan 25, 2025

The Pentagon has said that the U.S. military would provide flights for the deportations of more than 5,000 immigrants held by U.S. authorities in El P...

Immigrant group sues to block Trump's expedited removal of people in US illegally
Reuters  |  Jan 23, 2025

The lawsuit said the policy known as expedited removal violated the constitutional right to due process, immigration law and administrative law.

At least 69 migrants killed in shipwreck off Morocco on deadly route to Spain
Reuters  |  Dec 27, 2024

A record 10,457 people - or nearly 30 people a day - died attempting to reach Spain this year from all routes, according to the report.

State clears passport backlog, opens new offices to ease access for job seekers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 20, 2024

The government has revealed that it has bought one million passport booklets and recruited 300 new immigration officers to meet the growing demand.

Somalia steps up efforts to repatriate migrants from Libya
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 18, 2024

The Wednesday repatriation flight was the third conducted within the last two months under the Migrant Protection, Return, and Reintegration Programme...

Somali migrants' harrowing journey at sea ends in tragedy
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 12, 2024

One boat carried 37 passengers, mostly women and two children—a two-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl.

Canary Island, Europe's new migrant hotspot, races to cope with surging deaths
Reuters  |  Dec 07, 2024

Boats have been coming from further away in West Africa, with smugglers packing in up to 300 people on each craft.

Saudi Arabia: ‘Giga-Projects’ built on widespread labour abuses
Human Rights Watch  |  Dec 04, 2024

The report is based on interviews with more than 155 former and current migrant workers and families of deceased workers across employment sectors and...

How journey to French island turned deadly for Somali beauty salon owner
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 01, 2024

Fathi Hussein's attempt to migrate using smugglers ended in catastrophe, leaving her family grappling with unanswered questions.

Illegal migrants surge as Kenya arrests 1,455 individuals in 12 months
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 27, 2024

To address these rising challenges, the Kenyan government has been strengthening its border security and enforcement of immigration laws.

AU, Rwanda, UNHCR to rescue refugees and asylum seekers suffering in Libya
Amina Wako  |  Nov 13, 2024

The worsening security situation in Tripoli and surrounding areas has made conditions in Libya particularly dangerous for refugees and migrants.

Tunisia coastguard recovers bodies of 16 migrants
Reuters  |  Oct 28, 2024

Last month at least 15 Tunisian people died, including three infants, and 10 others were missing after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast.

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