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Refugees March 8, 2020

Greece's Lesbos island migrant center set ablaze, thousands of Syrian refugees arrive after Turkey opens borders

A fire broke out at a refugee center on the Greek islands of Lesbos Saturday night amid tensions with Turkey over the flow of tens of thousands of mostly Syrian migrants who’ve tried to cross into Greece by land and sea last week.  

Turkey March 6, 2020

EU pours millions into Greece to act as border 'shield' against escalating migrant crisis

The European Union, in an effort to curb a brewing crisis at its borders, is pouring hundreds of millions of euros into Greece in the hope it will act as a “shield” against fresh migrant flows.

Europe March 5, 2020

James Carafano: Europe no longer welcoming refugees – some likely carry coronavirus

Once again, refugees from the Middle East are clamoring to get into Europe. But this time, unlike in 2015, there is no consensus to let them.

United Kingdom March 1, 2020

Man who tried to smuggle 3 people inside car roof box into UK jailed

A man who tried to smuggle in three Vietnamese nationals into the U.K. by using a small roof box on the top of his car was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison. 

Europe March 1, 2020

Thousands of migrants mass at Greek border, more flee Syria

The United Nations said Sunday that at least 13,000 people were massed on Turkey’s land border with Greece, after Turkey officially declared its western borders were open to migrants and refugees hoping to head into the European Union.

Europe February 27, 2020

Greek islands see more protests against new migrant detention centers, officers injured in violence

Demonstrations on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Crios kicked off for the fourth consecutive day Thursday to protest government plans to build new migrant detention centers.

Italy February 13, 2020

Italy's Salvini compares himself to Trump after Senate approves trial for holding hundreds of migrants hostage

Italy’s right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini compared himself to President Trump Wednesday after the Italian Senate voted to allow prosecutors to put him on trial for allegedly holding 132 migrants hostage by forcing them to remain on a coast guard vessel, rather than enter an Italian port.

Europe January 30, 2020

Greece offering half-million dollar contract to build 'floating sea wall' to stop migrants from Turkey

Greece announced a plan Thursday to install a “floating wall” in the Aegean Sea to help curb the flow of migrants arriving on its islands’ shores from Turkey, according to reports.

Spain January 2, 2020

Palestinian boy found hidden in shopping cart at Spanish border crossing, Moroccan couple arrested

A 10-year-old Palestinian boy was discovered hidden inside a shopping cart under bags of fruits of vegetables while a couple was attempting to get him into Spain from Morocco, according to officials. 

Africa December 8, 2019

African migrants heading to US-Mexico border in record numbers in 2019

The numbers of African migrants heading to the U.S. through its border with Mexico have more than doubled in the past year, recent data from the federal government showed.

Australia November 14, 2019

Manus Island refugee who wrote book via WhatsApp leaves detention center after six years

A Kurdish Iranian refugee who wrote an award-winning book via WhatsApp from inside the offshore Australian detention center where he'd been marooned for six years, finally left the island this week, vowing to "never go back."