Source link The announcement comes even as a bill promoting Rwanda as a safe haven is still being debated in the British Parliament The first deportation flights under Britain’s controversial scheme to send thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda will take place in the spring, the office of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Tuesday. […]
Tag: Migrants
Migrants and homeless moved out of Paris ahead of Olympics — RT World News
Source link The authorities say the relocations are not related to the Games, claiming emergency accommodation centers have reached saturation At least 500 migrants and rough-sleepers have been moved from the capital to rural areas and small towns in France as Paris gears up to host the 2024 Summer Olympics in July and August. The move […]
Migrants must respect Russia – Christian leader — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Those who come to the country must comply with its laws and respect its customs, Patriarch Kirill has said Russians have the right to demand that migrants respect the country’s culture and traditions, as well as acquiring knowledge of the Russian language, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has said. […]
Migrants break through security barrier at US border (VIDEO) — RT World News
Source link A large crowd has breached the concertina-wire fencing and scuffled with Texas National Guard troops A crowd of migrants has torn down a concertina-wire barrier and broken through a line of Texas National Guard troops while trying to cross into the US from Mexico. The standoff occurred amid heightened debate over border security, […]
US mulls using Guantanamo to host Haiti migrants – CNN — RT World News
Source link People fleeing the violent unrest in on the island could be processed at the notorious military facility, the outlet has reported The US could use the notorious Guantanamo Bay military facility in Cuba to process migrants fleeing the violence in Haiti, CNN has reported, citing an unnamed American official. Washington is bracing for […]
UN warns Britain against deporting migrants to Rwanda — RT Africa
Source link A bill requiring courts to ignore evidence and declare the African state safe for refugees is unlawful, UN human-rights chief says The British government’s new draft legislation promoting Rwanda as a safe country for the resettlement of undocumented asylum seekers, who would be transferred there from the UK, violates principles of the rule […]
Migrants clash with cops in the Hague (VIDEOS) — RT World News
Source link Police in riot gear have been deployed on the streets of the Hague in an attempt to quell violent clashes that broke out between two rival groups in the Dutch city late on Saturday. Two groups of Eritreans clashed in the Opera conference hall on Fruitweg street. After the initial confrontation, police drove […]
‘Armed convoy’ vows to peacefully stop migrants at Texas border — RT World News
Source link Around 300,000 people made attempts to cross into the US from Mexico last month, according to US officials A large convoy reportedly led by a retired US Army lieutenant colonel has said it will arrive at the border in Texas next week in a bid to halt illegal crossings from Mexico, as tensions […]
Russia to deport Syrian migrants — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The individuals came to the far northern Murmansk Region seeking entry to the EU via Finland A local court in Murmansk Region, northern Russia, has ordered the deportation three Syrian migrants who entered the country with the intention of crossing into the EU, Interfax reported on Tuesday. The Syrians were found guilty of […]
Texas governor ‘encourages’ attacks on migrants – Mexico — RT World News
Source link The Mexican Foreign Ministry has accused the Texas governor of advocating “violent acts” against migrants attempting to reach the United States. Last week, Greg Abbott said his administration was doing all it could to tackle the immigration crisis, short of “shooting people.” In a statement published on Friday night, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry called […]
US school boots out students to shelter migrants — RT World News
Source link Nearly 2,000 people previously housed in a Brooklyn tent city were moved into a high school gym due to an approaching storm Thousands of New York City public school students were ordered to attend classes remotely on Wednesday so that migrants previously housed in a Brooklyn tent city could take shelter in their […]
Thousands of migrants arrested in New Year raids – media — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Some 3,000 foreign citizens were apprehended by police in St. Petersburg on New Year’s Eve, with hundreds of them found to be in Russia in violation of migration laws, according to media reports. St. Petersburg police were out in full force ensuring the protection of public order and security during New Year’s Eve […]
Macron under fire over bill targeting migrants — RT World News
Source link The French president says the legislation undercuts the right-wing National Rally party, which supported it in parliament The ruling Renaissance Party has joined forces with the right-wing National Rally (RN) in France to pass an immigration bill that places curbs on social benefits. The move has outraged the left wing of President Emmanuel […]
Record number of migrants cross US border in one day – Fox News — RT World News
Source link Amid partisan gridlock over immigration reform, 12,000 migrants were reportedly apprehended coming from Mexico in a single day A record 12,000 migrants crossed the US-Mexico border on Tuesday alone, Fox News has reported. Illegal immigration has skyrocketed under US President Joe Biden, with the Republican Party pressing Democrats to tackle the crisis in […]
Migrants must learn Russian and respect the law – Putin — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Moscow wants immigration but must safeguard the interests of Russia first, the president said Immigrants who come to work and live in Russia must comply with its laws and respect its customs and traditions, including learning its language, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Putin addressed the issue at the meeting of the […]