US migrants Stories

Kenya leads Africa in nurse migration to US, new report shows
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 15, 2025

In comparison, Ghana and Nigeria contribute 3.7 per cent and 4.7 per cent of the applications, respectively.

Somalia launches crackdown on human trafficking networks
Abdirahman Khalif  |  May 15, 2025

The decision comes in response to increasing concerns over the dangers faced by migrants, particularly the rising number of Somalis attempting to reac...

Tanzania arrests 30 Ethiopians in ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 14, 2025

The arrests of the suspects, who remain in custody pending arraignment, come just weeks after a Tanzanian truck driver was prosecuted and fined in Zam...

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia with at least eight dead, 29 rescued
Reuters  |  Apr 28, 2025

Search operations were underway for possible missing persons, said Houssem Eddine Jebabli, an official in the national guard.

South Sudan dispatches high-level delegation to US for urgent deportation and bilateral talks
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 21, 2025

The team is expected to work closely with the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to ensure a "legal, orderly, and dignif...

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.

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.

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.

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.

UK's Starmer vows speedy punishment to quell violent protests
Reuters  |  Aug 05, 2024

The violence erupted last Tuesday after social media posts said the suspected attacker in Southport was a radical Islamist who had just arrived in Bri...

Kenya and Nigeria warn citizens about escalating violence in the UK
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 05, 2024

In contrast, the Nigerian government released a strongly worded statement describing the violence as having "dangerous proportions."

Anti-immigration unrest hits parts of Britain
Reuters  |  Aug 04, 2024

On Sunday, hundreds of anti-immigration protesters gathered by a hotel that has been used to house asylum seekers near Rotherham, northern England.

Migrants flock to Libya despite lack of law and order
DW News  |  Jul 13, 2024

Human traffickers, militias, mass graves—nnothing seems to discourage migrants from coming to Libya. Observers believe that only international pressur...

Migrants facing violence, deaths on routes across African continent -report
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 06, 2024

Despite commitments undertaken by the international community to save lives and address vulnerabilities, in accordance with international law, the thr...

At least 89 bodies found after migrant boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast
Reuters  |  Jul 06, 2024

Yali Fall, president of the fishing association in the southwestern town of Ndiago, said on Friday the death toll stood at 105 and that locals had bee...

Thirty-eight migrants killed after boat capsizes off Yemen
Reuters  |  Jun 11, 2024

Hadi Al-Khurma, the director of Rudum district said the boat sank before it reached the shores of the Shabwa governorate, east of Aden.

Somali national Mahad Garad pleads for help after months in captivity in Libya
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jun 09, 2024

His captors have demanded $15,000 (Sh1,970,418) for his release, a sum that Mahad and his relatives cannot afford.

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