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Migrant and refugee rescue ships that operate in the Mediterranean Sea taking part in the rescue of people endangered when attempting to migrate across the Mediterranean to Europe are often run by NGOs. They are variously chartered, donated, or bought specifically for the purpose of rescue. [1] [2] [3]
Both Italy and Malta are refusing to let the Sea-Watch 3, a ship operated by a German non-governmental organization (NGO), dock and set down the migrants who were rescued off Libya on Dec. 22.
Operation Gatekeeper was a 1994 federal government crackdown on unauthorized border crossing by migrants. Morones has said the program, which fortified border fences and established militarized areas along some sections of the U.S.-Mexico border, is responsible for hundreds of deaths of migrants who tried to enter the United States through difficult terrain, often perishing in extreme weather ...
In February 2016 the ship was chartered by humanitarian NGO SOS Méditerranée, to provide open sea rescue and support to migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach the European Union. Operating on missions coordinated by Rome's maritime rescue coordination centre , patrolling the waters around Sicily, Lampedusa, and near the Libyan coast ...
Authorities in one Texas border area are seeing a huge surge of mass migrant crossings ahead of the election — as sources say the groups are in a rush to make it into the US before former ...
Illegal crossings surged to their highest-ever level in 2023, with more than 300,000 irregular crossings in December alone. The White House backed bipartisan negotiations in Congress aimed at a ...
The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) is an international humanitarian non-governmental organization based in Malta that provides aid and assistance to vulnerable communities worldwide. MOAS main focus is responding quickly and efficiently to emerging crises and make a difference in people's lives.
The number of migrants caught crossing a stretch of the US-Canada border that includes northern New York has skyrocketed — increasing more than 50-fold under the Biden-Harris administration.