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The number of Albanians arriving by small boats fell to 29. [50] On 12 August, an overloaded boat sank resulting in the death of six people, all believed to be Afghan men in their 30s. [51] In the first eight months of the year, just over 20,000 migrants have arrived using small boats.
The image of migrants presumed to be entering the country illegally has added fuel to the U.S. immigration debate that is one of the animating issues in the Nov. 5 presidential election between ...
[39] [43] According to one estimate the boat had the capacity to carry at most 400 people, [9] but could have been carrying up to 750 people including men, women, and children. [10] According to a PBS Newshour report, traffickers charged each passenger US$4,500, which meant that the traffickers could have potentially made more than US$3 million ...
A group of 29 migrants was rescued Tuesday off a crippled boat in the Mediterranean Sea south of Crete, Greek authorities said, on an increasingly busy migration route from North Africa to Europe.
Crew members aboard two cruise ships rescued around two dozen migrants in small boats, the latest episode of hundreds making or attempting landings in the Florida Keys over the past several days ...
In the past many migrants illegally boarded lorries which used the Channel Tunnel, but as port security has tightened more have tried to cross in small inflatable boats. [1] Reasons for crossing the Channel include family reunion, common language, and British migration and labour rules. [1]
The post British government battles over controversial “stop the boats” immigration bill appeared first on TheGrio. More than 45,000 people arrived in Britain by crossing the Channel by boat ...
On 26 February 2023, a boat carrying migrants sank amidst harsh weather conditions while trying to land on the coast of Steccato di Cutro, a seaside resort village near the town of Crotone in the region of Calabria in Southern Italy. The boat was carrying about 200 migrants when it sank, of whom at least 94 died, [1] including at least 35 children.