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Child migrants drowned in the Rio Grande after Texas blocked Border Patrol from the area, congressman says
A mother, an 8-year-old girl, and a 10-year-old boy, drowned in the Rio Grande on Saturday, Texas D…
Nathan Rennolds
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Dozens of migrants, including a baby, killed after their overloaded boat was shipwrecked off the coast of Italy
At least 45 migrants have been confirmed dead, and 80 survivors were rescued from rough seas off so…
Bethany Dawson
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An American tourist died after a boat bound for a private island sank in the Bahamas
The ferry sank en route to Blue Lagoon Island, a private island in Nassau, the AP reported.
Marielle Descalsota
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A migrant rescue boat funded by renowned street artist Banksy was seized by Italian authorities in the middle of a life-saving mission
Italy's coast guard said it detained the boat after it disobeyed orders to dock in Sicily and inste…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Celebrity Cruise captain explains how her crew maneuvered their massive ship in rough conditions to rescue a boat of migrants in distress
Captain Kate McCue said the cruise of over 3,000 people was traveling at 15 knots when her crew not…
Hannah Towey
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UN immigration official says migrants captured by the Libyan Coast Guard are disappearing in the thousands within 'unofficial' facilities run by traffickers and militias
Representatives from international aid organizations that visit Libyan migrant detention centers sa…
Morgan Keith
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Elon Musk attacked German support for migrants and promoted a call to support a far-right extremist political party
Elon Musk appears unhappy that the German government provided a little more than $2 million to grou…
Charles R. Davis
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At least 31 migrants died after their boat sank in the English Channel headed for the UK
Reuters reported that at least 31 migrants were dead, two are in critical condition, and one is mis…
Jake Epstein
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People on the capsized Channel migrant boat held each others' hands to avoid drowning, survivor says
Mohammed Shekha Ahmad, one of two survivors of the boat which capsized crossing the Channel, said p…
Thomas Colson
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Coast Guard says situation is 'dire' as 38 people remain missing after suspected 'human smuggling' boat capsizes near Florida
A survivor clinging to the capsized vessel's hull was rescued and one body was pulled from the wate…
Natalie Musumeci
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Greek authorities stood by as the migrant ship that capsized — leaving hundreds dead — drifted off course for nearly 7 hours: NYT
Greek authorities claimed they didn't rescue passengers on the Adriana because the boat was still h…
Lloyd Lee
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Carnival cruise passengers said other cruisers cheered — and jeered —when their ship rescued 24 migrants adrift at sea
Two passengers onboard the Carnival Spirit told Insider that crowds of onboard observers gathered t…
Erin Snodgrass
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Boris Johnson's government looked at building wave machines to stop migrant boats crossing the English Channel
Reports on Wednesday claimed the Home Office discussed a plan to install boats with pumps generatin…
Thomas Colson
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DeSantis signs bill into law to expand a controversial program that would ship migrants to 'sanctuary cities'
Last year, DeSantis authorized flying two planes filled with migrants to Martha's Vineyard in a stu…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell,Kimberly Leonard
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Pilot praises 'courage' of 2 Cuban migrants who tried to enter the US by using a hang glider to fly into a Florida airport
The duo were not seriously injured when they landed, authorities said. They were turned over to the…
Isobel van Hagen
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The UK government could use nets to stop boats carrying migrants across the Channel from France
The UK government is considering a plan to use nets to prevent boats carrying migrants from coming …
Thomas Colson
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Immigration officials were given money for medical care and food for migrants. They spent it on ATVs, dirt bikes, and boats instead.
Roughly $112 million was marked for "consumables and medical care" for migrants. A watchdog report …
Michelle Mark
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Passengers applauded and got 'really emotional' after a Royal Caribbean cruise liner rescued 17 people from a tiny boat in the Bahamas
Justin Bradford told Insider he was having breakfast on the Liberty of the Seas when he spotted the…
Stephanie Stacey
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The migrants Gov. Ron DeSantis flew to Martha's Vineyard on taxpayer dollars were relocated from Texas, not Florida
Planes chartered by Gov. Ron DeSantis picked up migrants from San Antonio, Texas, hundreds of miles…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Martha's Vineyard lawmakers call for federal investigation of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' 'political stunt' of flying Venezuelan migrants there
"One woman described to me that she felt that she had been kidnapped," state Sen. Julian Cyr told I…