Today: September 11, 2024
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Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico's southern border, tired of long waits for visas

About 5,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti have set out on foot to reach the U.S., walking north from Mexico's southern border

Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico's southern border, tired of long waits for visas
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Massachusetts lawmakers fail to approve $250M in emergency shelter aid

The Massachusetts Legislature has wrapped up its formal session without a deal on a supplemental budget

Massachusetts lawmakers fail to approve $250M in emergency shelter aid
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Logan Airport 'not an appropriate place' for migrants arriving daily, Massport CEO says

About 20 to 25 migrants are arriving daily at Boston’s Logan Airport, the head of the airport operator says, and some have been camping out temporarily in baggage claim and elsewhere before trying to find a spot in the state’s overburdened shelter system

Logan Airport 'not an appropriate place' for migrants arriving daily, Massport CEO says
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The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world

The jungle between Colombia and Panama used to be impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America

The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world
Business|News

Death of 5-year-old boy prompts criticism of Chicago shelters for migrants

A 5-year-old boy who had been living at a temporary shelter for migrants in Chicago has died

Death of 5-year-old boy prompts criticism of Chicago shelters for migrants
World

Migrants from southern Mexico's dispersed caravan pin hopes on permits

Thousands of people from a 4,000-strong migrant caravan that has been crossing southern Mexico by foot since Christmas Eve dispersed on Tuesday as they

Migrants from southern Mexico's dispersed caravan pin hopes on permits
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A caravan of migrants from Honduras who were heading to the US dissolves in Guatemala

The Guatemalan Migration Institute reports that a caravan of some 500 migrants that departed northern Honduras in hopes of reaching the United States has dissolved after crossing the border into Guatemala

A caravan of migrants from Honduras who were heading to the US dissolves in Guatemala
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Illinois governor's proposed $53B budget includes funds for migrants, quantum computing and schools

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is outlining a $52.7 billion state spending plan with more money for the migrant crisis, education and quantum computing

Illinois governor's proposed $53B budget includes funds for migrants, quantum computing and schools
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Albania is expected to approve a deal with Italy to process thousands of migrants' claims for asylum

Albania’s Parliament votes Thursday on a deal with Italy to hold thousands of migrants rescued at sea by the Italian authorities while their asylum applications are processed

Albania is expected to approve a deal with Italy to process thousands of migrants' claims for asylum
News

Chicago's response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents

Chicago is one of several big American cities grappling with a surge of migrants

Chicago's response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents
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Rwanda's Hope Hostel once housed young genocide survivors. Now it's ready for migrants from Britain

Rwanda says it’s ready to receive migrants from the United Kingdom after British Parliament this week approved a long-stalled bill seeking to stem the tide of people crossing the English Channel in small boats by deporting some of them to the East African country

Rwanda's Hope Hostel once housed young genocide survivors. Now it's ready for migrants from Britain
Health|News|Travel|World

French emergency services rescued 47 migrants from boat accident in which 5 died

French emergency services rescued 47 migrants from an attempt to cross the English Channel that left five people dead, including a 7-year-old girl, local official Jacques Billant

French emergency services rescued 47 migrants from boat accident in which 5 died
Americas|News

A group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US

A group of 2,000 migrants from dozens of countries have set out on foot from Tapachula, a city in southern Mexico, as they attempt to reach the U.S.

A group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US
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Panama installs barbed wire to block migrants traveling through the Darién Gap

Panama installs barbed wire to block migrants traveling through the Darién Gap

Panama installs barbed wire to block migrants traveling through the Darién Gap
Economy|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door

A cluster of tarp-covered tents in a grassy lot south of Seattle highlights the strain facing many communities are facing

Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door
News|World

A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach

Egyptian electrician Mahmoud Shalabi was the only person from his hometown to survive when a fishing trawler crammed

A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach
News|World

Greek court drops charges over deadly shipwreck, nine men to walk free

A Greek court on Tuesday threw out charges against nine Egyptian men accused of causing a shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants off Greece last year,

Greek court drops charges over deadly shipwreck, nine men to walk free

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