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Anti-migrant unrest leaves several injured in Spanish town Torre Pacheco

Several people sustained injuries during a second consecutive night of anti-migrant unrest in Torre Pacheco, a town in southeastern Spain, following the assault of a local pensioner. Authorities confirmed the clashes on Sunday, which saw armed groups targeting individuals of North African origin. Despite......

Granada arrests expose alleged migrant smuggling involving minor

Spanish authorities in Granada have detained two Moroccan nationals accused of orchestrating an irregular migration scheme involving the abandonment of a 17-year-old boy. Among the suspects is the boy's uncle, who reportedly brought him from Morocco by sea with plans to present him as an unaccompanied......

UK sees record number of migrants crossing the Channel on small boats

Since the start of the year, 14,808 migrants have reached the UK by crossing the English Channel in small vessels. On Saturday alone, British authorities recorded 1,194 arrivals, marking the highest daily number this year according to official data compiled by AFP. Despite numerous measures by both French......

Algeria’s mass deportations of migrants ignite diplomatic tensions with Niger

Algeria has expelled nearly 5,000 African migrants to neighboring Niger since early April, further straining already precarious diplomatic relations between the two nations, as reported by Niger’s state television. In a statement earlier this week, Télé Sahel, the state broadcaster......

US Supreme Court halts deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan migrants accused of being gang members under a rarely invoked wartime law. This decision came after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) requested emergency intervention, stating that many Venezuelan......

Moroccan migrants face rising EU deportation orders

Migrants from Morocco ranked among the top three nationalities subject to expulsion orders from European Union countries in the last quarter of 2023, according to recent Eurostat data. During this period, EU member states issued nearly 125,000 expulsion orders against migrants who entered the bloc illegally.......

Tunisia's president dismisses third prime minister in two years

Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed Prime Minister Kamel Maddouri, less than a year after his appointment, amid escalating economic and political turmoil. The decision, announced late Thursday, comes as Tunisia faces mounting challenges, including an influx of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Saied......

Trump leverages Alien Enemies Act to expedite deportations

In a bold move reflecting his ongoing hardline stance on immigration, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 on Saturday, enabling the swift detention and deportation of Venezuelan migrants alleged to be affiliated with the Tren de Aragua gang. This decision categorizes these individuals......

Spanish Congress to vote on proposal for migrant regularization

The Spanish Congress is set to vote next Wednesday on a proposal aimed at regularizing the status of Moroccan migrants and addressing the legal challenges hindering their integration into Spanish society. According to Spanish media, the left-wing party "Podemos" has presented the proposal,......