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Two boats carrying migrants sink in the Red Sea off Djibouti's coast killing 45, UN says
Read full article: Two boats carrying migrants sink in the Red Sea off Djibouti's coast killing 45, UN saysThe U.N. migration agency says two vessels carrying migrants from Africa sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, killing 45 people.
Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe grows
Read full article: Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe growsHundreds of anti-migrant protestors have marched through the streets of a Tunisian town where many migrants are living while waiting to try and travel by boat to Europe.
Police: Migrants found ‘suffocating’ in train; 2 dead
Read full article: Police: Migrants found ‘suffocating’ in train; 2 deadPolice in South Texas say that two migrants have been found dead and at least 10 have been hospitalized after authorities received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train car traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Coast Guard: 5 migrants dead, several missing after homemade boat capsized near Florida Keys
Read full article: Coast Guard: 5 migrants dead, several missing after homemade boat capsized near Florida KeysAt least five migrants have died after a homemade vessel capsized in waters near the Florida Keys.
Treasury Department to probe whether DeSantis misused COVID funds for migrant flights
Read full article: Treasury Department to probe whether DeSantis misused COVID funds for migrant flightsThe U.S. Department of the Treasury will investigate whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis misused pandemic relief funds to fly a group of Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September, a U.S. Senator said.
Reports: Migrant flights’ mysterious recruiter identified
Read full article: Reports: Migrant flights’ mysterious recruiter identifiedThe mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio has been identified by several media outlets as Perla H. Huerta, a former combat medic and U.S. Army counterintelligence agent living in Tampa.
Feds detain 14 migrants after voyage from Cuba in wooden boat ends in Islamorada
Read full article: Feds detain 14 migrants after voyage from Cuba in wooden boat ends in IslamoradaA group of 14 Cuban migrants arrived on Wednesday at the Florida Keys in a wooden boat, according to the U.S. Border Patrol agents.
Videos show Cubans building ‘The Winner’ before voyage to Florida Keys
Read full article: Videos show Cubans building ‘The Winner’ before voyage to Florida KeysMore and more Cubans are risking their lives at sea to get to the United States. Michael Bustamante, a historian at the University of Miami, and Andy Gomez, an expert on post-Fidel Castro Cuba, said there is an ongoing immigration crisis that is going largely ignored.
Coast Guard: 53 Cuban migrants intercepted near Keys repatriated
Read full article: Coast Guard: 53 Cuban migrants intercepted near Keys repatriatedThe U.S. Coast Guard sent 53 migrants back to Cuba Saturday amid an ongoing surge in migration from the island and one day after at least two migrants died after a rustic boat capsized off the Florida Keys.
Cuban migrants rescued after getting stranded on uninhabited island near Key West
Read full article: Cuban migrants rescued after getting stranded on uninhabited island near Key WestU.S. Border Patrol partners rescued seven Cuban migrants Tuesday morning who came ashore on an uninhabited island and became stranded.
4 migrants taken into custody after coming ashore in Florida Keys
Read full article: 4 migrants taken into custody after coming ashore in Florida KeysFour migrants who are believed to have originated from Cuba were taken into custody Thursday afternoon after coming ashore in the Florida Keys, authorities confirmed.
Deputy stops rental truck towing go-fast boat, finds 32 migrants hiding inside
Read full article: Deputy stops rental truck towing go-fast boat, finds 32 migrants hiding insideMonroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies found 32 undocumented people — including two pregnant women — hiding in a go-fast boat that was attached to a truck on Monday morning in Marathon.
Congresswoman ‘pissed’ about treatment of Haitians at Texas border, says some are being sheltered in Miami
Read full article: Congresswoman ‘pissed’ about treatment of Haitians at Texas border, says some are being sheltered in MiamiU.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida held a news conference Thursday afternoon with other elected officials and community activists to discuss the treatment of Haitian migrants at the Texas border.