Donald Trump has promised to end President Obama’s allegedly lenient immigration policies by deporting millions of people living in the U.S. illegally — but the Democrat and his staff have already kicked out a record number of undocumented migrants. “We will terminate the Obama administration’s deadly non-enforcement policies that allow thousands of criminal aliens to …
Far-right Greek MP leads raid into primary school in Athens
Several members of a far-right Greek party headed by a prominent MP have raided a primary school in Athens to prevent the staff from admitting refugee children in classrooms. According to the Greek Ministry of Education, around 20 members of Golden Dawn, led by Yannis Lagos, a lawmaker with the party, stormed the Neo Ikonio …
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Big freeze takes deadly toll on migrants in Europe
As a big freeze grips Europe, the plight of refugees has become increasingly desperate. At abandoned industrial buildings in Belgrade, those unable or unwilling to enter official shelters in the Serbian capital are shivering in temperatures lower than -20C. Last week, three migrants froze to death in the biting cold. The bodies of two Iraqi …
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Second man dies on freezing migrant route near Turkey in Greece
Police in a region of Greece that borders Turkey say another person has died of hypothermia on a route used by migrant smugglers despite freezing temperatures. Authorities said the body of a man was discovered buried in snow outside a Greek village on Monday. They think he probably died over the weekend. The man was …
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Refugee crisis: More than 100 asylum seekers drown as boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea
More than 100 refugees have drowned after a boat sank in rough conditions in the Mediterranean Sea as the crisis shows no sign of slowing. The Italian Navy was searching for survivors from the vessel, which was believed to be carrying up to 110 people. Only four survivors were pulled from the water, with at …
Refugee-tripping Hungarian camerawoman sentenced to probation
A Hungarian camerawoman who made headlines in 2015 after being filmed kicking refugees, including children, has been found guilty of breaching public peace and sentenced to three years of probation. The actions of Petra Laszlo triggered “indignation and outrage,” Judge Illes Nanasi, in the city of Szeged, Hungary, said on Thursday, as cited by AFP …
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Over 1,000 march in memory of asylum-seeker killed by fire in German Police custody
A commemoration march marking 12 years since the death of Oury Jalloh, an asylum-seeker who was killed by a fire in a police cell in Dessau, attracted an estimated 1,100 people on Saturday. The case of Jalloh, a Sierra Leone national, sparked outrage after the public learned how he was restrained to a mattress as …
French farmer on trial for helping migrants across Italian border
A French farmer, who has become a local hero for helping African migrants cross the border from Italy and giving them shelter, has gone on trial for aiding illegal arrivals. Cédric Herrou is one of three people to appear before courts in southern France for assisting people fleeing to Europe. The 37-year-old activist, accused of …
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Maryland police question U.S. citizen’s immigration status
A U.S. citizen was asked her immigration status while taking a walk in her neighborhood in Maryland. The Bel Air Police Department is owning up to its misstep and says it will learn from the incident, CBS Baltimore station WJZ-TV reports. “I didn’t expect this to happen in Bel Air. Walking while brown? He said, …
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African refugee drowns in Venice as tourists film on phones while laughing and making racist remarks
An investigation has been opened after an African refugee drowned in Venice’s Grand Canal as onlookers watched from nearby boats and filmed him with their phones. Footage shows the man, named as 22-year-old Gambian Pateh Sabally, flailing in the middle of the canal. At least three life rings were thrown into the water near him, …
