More than 50 African migrants rescued from boat in central Mediterranean http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRVfY2 #MigrantCrisis #MediterraneanRescue #AfricanMigrants #HumanRights #NGOs
African countries are divided over migrant deportation deals with the US. Only four nations have begun accepting deportees from the US, while others reject the policy as coercive and indecent.
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https://www.immigranttimes.org/post/deporting-migrants-to-africa
African migrants targeted as visa scams surge amid tougher immigration rules in Canada http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLp8Qh #VisaScams #Immigration #AfricanMigrants #CanadaVisa #ScamAlert
...we’ve identified three new trends in how European countries are erecting barriers:

- borders are being heavily policed and the resources used to manage the borders have transformed

- Europe-based NGOs that support migrants are being harassed

- the asylum process is being exported or subcontracted, to African countries.

The EU’s “fortress” approach is a waste of resources that could be put to better use in more humane and sustainable ways. No matter what measures European countries take, irregular migration will continue. Mobility is natural to human life. People will always seek out better options.


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EU migration policy is getting tougher: the 3 new tactics used to keep African migrants out

EU migration policy is getting tougher: the 3 new tactics used to keep African migrants out

New tech tools are more intrusive and subtler than physical barriers. They invade migrants’ privacy and are a threat to personal security.

The Conversation
More than 60 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Atlantic island
The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the vessel was a large fishing boat, called a pirogue, which had left Senegal on July 10.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/9901843/migrant-boat-senegal-cape-verde/
More than 60 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Atlantic island

The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the vessel was a large fishing boat, called a pirogue, which had left Senegal on July 10.

Global News
African migrants on rudder of a ship rescued by Spanish coast guard after an 11-day voyage

Three African migrants who were balancing on a ship's rudder were rescued by the Spanish coast guard on Monday after an 11-day voyage, according to officials.

NBC News