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Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland

Sep. 22, 2023 16:34 PM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Right-wing Polish leaders denounced a new feature film by director Agnieszka Holland as it premiered in the country Friday, accusing the work of defaming Poland with its exploration of a migration crisis along the border with Belarus. “Green Border” won...

Pope decries indifference toward migrants, as he prays for the dead in the French port of Marseille

Sep. 22, 2023 15:14 PM EDT

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Pope Francis blasted the “fanaticism of indifference” that greets migrants seeking a better life in Europe, as he arrived Friday in the Mediterranean port of Marseille amid a new influx of would-be refugees from Africa that has sparked a backlash from some of...

Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic

Sep. 22, 2023 14:59 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to keep irregular migrants from entering the country, a government official said Friday. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that setting...

Some crossings on US-Mexico border still shut as cities, agents confront rise in migrant arrivals

Sep. 22, 2023 11:33 AM EDT

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — The week began in Eagle Pass with rumors that large crowds of migrants might show up. On Friday, the small Texas border city was scrambling: nearly 9,000 asylum-seekers and counting had crossed from Mexico, an international bridge remained closed and a 3-year-old boy had...

Cyprus calls on the EU to rethink Syrian safe zones for eventually repatriating Syrian migrants

Sep. 22, 2023 10:26 AM EDT

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has formally called on the European Union to re-evaluate which areas of Syria can be declared safe and free from armed conflict so that Syrian migrants can eventually be repatriated there, Cypriot authorities said Friday. Interior Minister Constantinos...

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Sept-15-21, 2023

Sep. 21, 2023 21:19 PM EDT

A street dog walks in front of the presidential escort regiment during a military parade in Chile. Migrants rush to the U.S.-Mexico border and overwhelm border services. Formula One driver Sergio Perez of Mexico steers his car under a shower of sparks during qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix....

After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents

Sep. 21, 2023 20:47 PM EDT

JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A group of migrants from China surrendered to a Border Patrol agent in remote Southern California as gusts of wind drowned the hum of high-voltage power lines, joining others from Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and elsewhere in a desert campsite with shelters made...

Afghans who recently arrived in US get temporary legal status from Biden administration

Sep. 21, 2023 19:40 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it was giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who have already been living in the country for a little over a year. The Department of Homeland Security said in the announcement that the decision to give Temporary...

Chicago officials ink nearly $30M contract with security firm to move migrants to winterized camps

Sep. 21, 2023 18:40 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police stations and the city's two airports to winterized camps with massive tents before cold weather arrives, following the lead of New York City's...

As mayors, governors scramble to care for more migrants, a look at what's behind the numbers

Sep. 21, 2023 17:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A small town on the Texas border declares a state of emergency as tens of thousands of migrants cross the border. The Biden administration grants protection to nearly half a million Venezuelans in the country, giving them the ability to work. This comes after some Democratic...