Migration Archives

A teenage Shamima Begum, seen in a photo held by her eldest sister Renu

World

Former ‘IS bride’ appeals UK citizenship revocation

A woman who left Britain to marry an Islamic State jihadist fighter when she was a teenager began her appeal against the revocation of...

AFPOctober 24, 2023

The River Ipoly in Hungary over which migrants have been crossing in increasing numbers into Slovakia

World

‘Double game?’ Migrants pour through Orban’s Hungary

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban claims to be “defending Europe from a tide of migrants”. But the discarded chocolate wrappers and water bottles left...

AFPOctober 24, 2023

Migrants who crossed the Rio Bravo river (Rio Grande in the US) are stopped by members of the US National Guard reinforcing a barbed-wire fence along the US-Mexico border river in May 2023.

World

Latin American presidents to meet in Mexico for migration summit

When a dozen Latin American presidents and foreign ministers meet in Mexico, they'll face a huge task: finding a solution to migration flows.

AFPOctober 20, 2023

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Swedish premier Ulf Kristersson paid tribute to the two Swedes

World

Belgium, Sweden want tougher powers to expel irregular migrants

The two leaders also urged coordinated migrant return policies in the European Union.

AFPOctober 18, 2023

Rebeca Perez is intent on providing for her family in western Guatemala with her brood of chickens

Business

Chickens keep Indigenous Guatemalans from migration agonies, for now

A brood of chickens cluck in the barn as Rebeca Perez collects eggs to sell in her village in western Guatemala — an endeavor...

AFPOctober 11, 2023

Razor wire fences line the US-Mexico border, but sometimes officers have to cut them apart to rescue trapped migrants

World

Cat and mouse on US border as federal, state forces compete

Almost every day at the US-Mexico border, uniformed American officers reinforce razor wire fences that another group of American officials has just cut. Migrants...

AFPOctober 9, 2023

The third summit of the European Political Community, a forum for European communities to build a common diplomatic and security agenda, was hosted by EU and NATO member Spain

World

European security summit clouded by Azerbaijan snub

Europe’s quest to build a common geopolitical purpose brought four dozen of its leaders to Granada on Thursday, but its credibility suffered a blow...

AFPOctober 5, 2023