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More refugees to come from Latin America, Caribbean under Biden's new 125,000 refugee cap
As the number of migrants coming to the U.S.'s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year. The White House Friday released the targets for how many refugees it aims to admit over the next...
186.000 migrants and refugees arrived in southern Europe so far this year, most in Italy, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency said Thursday that some 186,000 migrants and refugees arrived in southern Europe so far this year, the vast majority in Italy. Between January and Sept. 24, over 2,500 people seeking to cross the Mediterranean were found dead or are...
Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden
BERLIN (AP) — Dozens of people from around the world lined up on a sunny morning this week in front of a former mental health hospital in Berlin to apply for asylum in Germany. There were two older women from Moldova. A young man from Somalia sat next to them on a bench. A group of...
The Biden administration is expected to keep cap on refugees admitted to the US at 125,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to keep the cap on refugees admitted to the country at 125,000 for the next fiscal year, which begins Sunday. Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Jerrold Nadler, both Democrats, said in a statement Wednesday the administration was...
A company is seeking permission to house refugees in a closed south Georgia factory
MOULTRIE, Ga, (AP) — Officials in south Georgia are considering a proposal to use a former clothing factory as housing for 200 to 300 refugees. The Moultrie Observer reports the proposal was made Tuesday to Colquitt County commissioners use the former Riverside Manufacturing...
First refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh arrive in Armenia following Azerbaijan's military offensive
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The first refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, local officials reported Sunday, after Azerbaijan imposed a 10-month blockade on the breakaway region and conducted a lightning military offensive there, reclaiming full control of the region as a result. ...
New York City further tightens time limit for migrants to move out of shelters
NEW YORK (AP) — Beleaguered by a continuing influx of asylum seekers, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is further tightening shelter rules by limiting adult migrants to just 30 days in city-run facilities — to help ease pressures on the city's already struggling shelter system and perhaps...
Lebanese troops rescue 27 migrants from sinking boat off Lebanon's coast
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army and the country’s civil defense recused early Saturday 27 migrants whose boat was sinking off the coast of north Lebanon, the military said in a statement. The army did not say where the migrants were heading nor did it give their nationalities. ...
Pope decries indifference toward migrants, as he prays for the dead in the French port of Marseille
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...
Poland is done sending arms to Ukraine, Polish leader says as trade dispute escalates
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister said his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine as a trade dispute between the neighboring states escalates and his populist party faces pressure from the far right in the upcoming national election. Prime Minister Mateusz...
