Police clear migrants from central Paris square ahead of Olympics

French police on Wednesday cleared dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital geared up to mark 100 days until the start of the Olympic Games. At dawn, police removed approximately 50 individuals, mostly women and children aged 3 months to 10 years, who had …

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1 of 17 bus companies sued by NYC agrees to temporarily stop transporting migrants, Mayor Adams says

Bus company agrees to temporarily stop transporting migrants to NYC Bus company agrees to temporarily stop transporting migrants to NYC 02:09 NEW YORK — One of 17 charter bus companies that Mayor Eric Adams sued for transporting busloads of asylum seekers to New York City has agreed to stop, for now.  The lawsuit charges the charter bus companies with violating …

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US House votes to impeach homeland security chief Mayorkas over border policies

Republicans impeached US President Joe Biden’s immigration chief on Tuesday, the culmination of months of attacks on the Democratic administration as they seek to make border security a key issue in November’s election. Issued on: 14/02/2024 – 01:34 3 min Conservatives in the House of Representatives, which is narrowly controlled by Republicans, blame Homeland Security …

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Italy’s Meloni targets energy, migration with ‘non-predatory’ Africa plan

Energy deals in return for stopping migration. Italy’s hard-right Giorgia Meloni hosts African leaders on Monday for talks on her long-trailed development plan for Africa this weekend, a “non-predatory” approach that critics warn favours European priorities and pockets. Issued on: 29/01/2024 – 10:45 3 min Prime Minister Meloni, who came to power in 2022 on …

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