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18 Haitian ‘migrants’ held in Virgin Gorda
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI—The Department of Immigration has confirmed the discovery of twenty irregular Haitian migrants in the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Jeremy Kuntz arrested for allegedly smuggling 19 migrants into VI
ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI- Officers of the Marine Branch have charged Jeremy Kuntz, 30, a resident of Chalwell Estate with smuggling migrants.
Migrant crisis: Greece starts deportations to Turkey
BBC NEWS
The first boats carrying migrants being deported from Greece have arrived in Turkey as part of an EU plan aimed at easing mass migration to Europe.
Germany prepares for 40,000 migrants
BBC NEWS
Some 40,000 migrants could arrive in Germany over the next two days, officials say - double the number who entered the country last weekend.
Mediterranean sinking kills 200 migrants bound for Europe
BBC NEWS
More than 200 migrants are dead after the motorboats they were travelling on sank in the Mediterranean Sea, the UN's refugee agency says.
More than 1,100 migrants rescued off Italy in one day
BBC
Italy's navy has rescued 1,123 people from inflatable boats in the space of 24 hours, as clandestine migration from North Africa reaches record levels.