Migrants

Authorities in Southern Mexico detained hundreds of African, Caribbean and Central American migrants who were heading north Sunday as part of an up to 2,000-person caravan aiming to reach the United States.   The group set out before sunrise Saturday from the town of Tapachula, Mexico, where many had been marooned for months unsuccessfully trying to get transit visas. They carried heavy backpacks, babies and parcels on their heads. Just before dusk, after having trudged more than 20 miles north, they were surrounded by hundreds of National Guard agents and police who persuaded the exhausted migrants to board vans back to Tapachula. Children cried, and women complained angrily about waiting months for papers. It was unclear if any would be deported. Authorities in Southern Mexico detained hundreds of migrants who were heading north in hopes of reaching the US. Migrants are seen here walking down Highway 200 en route to Huixtla near Tapachula, Mexico, on Saturday A migrant … [Read more...] about Caravan of up to 2,000 migrants headed to the US from Africa, the Caribbean, and Central America is abruptly stopped and detained by Mexico

This is the terrifying moment a group of illegal immigrants had to jump for their lives into the ocean when their tiny inflatable boat erupted into a blazing inferno. The 34 migrants, including nine women, were attempting to get from Africa to Spain when the boat there were in caught fire on Monday. Footage of the accident was captured by Portuguese rescuers who threw the migrants a dinghy and alerted the Spanish coastguard. The Spanish coastguard had to rescue 34 migrants stranded in the middle of the Mediterranean on Monday after the dinghy they were in burst into flames Dramatic video shot by the Portuguese air force shows the vessel catching fire before the migrants are forced to abandon ship Eventually rescue boats and a passing fishing vessel managed to rescue the migrants, all of whom survived.  The video, published by the Portuguese Air Force, shows how the men and women are crammed into the tiny boat when flames suddenly erupt among them. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 … [Read more...] about Aerial footage captures the horrific moment migrants jump for their lives as dinghy bursts into flames in the Mediterranean

Migrants who try to move to Britain after Brexit will be given preferential treatment if they agree to live outside London. The policy – which is to form part of the new Immigration Bill to be unveiled in tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech – is designed to attract skilled workers to less prosperous parts of the country. Under a new points-based system, people will be allowed to live and work in the UK if they score highly enough on measures including education, salary level, skills – and a willingness to work away from the South East. The new Bill – one of 22 being introduced by the Government to set out its post-Brexit domestic agenda – will outline Home Secretary Priti Patel’s radical plans for immigration following the end of free movement of EU citizens. She was inspired by the Australian model, which awards 20 points for skilled migrants with ‘superior’ English and ten points for those who are ‘proficient’ in the … [Read more...] about Welcome to Britain, but we’d like you to live up North: Home Secretary Priti Patel’s migrant points plan will help boost northern economy by tempting talent away from the capital

A group of ten migrants have made it into Britain today after crossing the Channel in choppy conditions. They crammed into a small boat and were intercepted by a Border Force coastal patrol vessel off the Kent coast around 8am. The migrants - whose nationalities are not yet known - were taken by the Border Force vessel into Dover, where they were medically assessed and found to be well. They are set to be handed over to immigration officials for interview.  The group of ten migrants were stopped a Border Force coastal patrol vessel and taken to the Port of Dover, Kent, (pictured) where they were medically assessed  The migrants are the latest to make the perilous trip across the Channel, with record numbers crossing from France into the UK this year. Around 1,300 have made it to Britain in 2019 - more than the whole of last year. Former Home Secretary Sajid Javid declared a 'major incident' after a wave in the number of illegal crossings  Two people are known to have … [Read more...] about Border Force patrol vessel intercepts boatload of 10 migrants after they cross the Channel to get to Britain

Illegal migrant crossings of the Channel will be halved by the end of this month, Home Secretary Priti Patel vowed on Tuesday night. It came as she agreed an ambitious new action plan with the French which will aim to virtually eliminate the crossings by next spring. The UK and France agreed to halve crossings in just a fortnight's time. Within six months the dangerous journeys will be an 'infrequent phenomenon', according to the action plan. Police patrols along the northern French coast will be doubled, with beaches under round-the-clock surveillance for the first time. Illegal migrant crossings of the Channel will be halved by the end of this month, Home Secretary Priti Patel vowed last night New detection equipment will be used so French authorities can intercept boats before they leave shore. More than 1,400 people have crossed the Channel illegally in the past 10 months, unofficial figures show.  Miss Patel said: 'I am absolutely committed to doing everything in my power to … [Read more...] about Home Secretary Priti Patel says she will HALVE migrant Channel crossings within weeks and virtually eliminate the trips by spring next year