Turkish coast guards saved the lives of 54 migrants and asylum seekers who were illegally pushed back to Türkiye by Greek coast guards in Aegean Sea, Turkish Defence Ministry says.
Thousands of migrants forced to wait in Mexico under a Trump-era programme will gradually be allowed to enter the US to pursue asylum claims in coming weeks, Department of Homeland Security says.
The territorial water violation near the Dilek Strait was immediately reported to the Turkish Coast Guard Command.
The statement comes after UK news reports said that Foreign Secretary Liz Truss may demand an agreement with Türkiye similar to the one done with Rwanda on asylum partnership.
British long-distance runner Mo Farah has said that he was brought into the UK at the age of eight or nine under the name of another child and forced to work as a servant.
Greek police coerced several refugees to assault, rob and force new asylum seekers into unsafe rubber boats, an investigation by several European news agencies shows, revealing the extent of Athens' illegal pushback policy.
The British government was thwarted in its attempt to send a handful of asylum seekers on a charter plane to Rwanda after ECHR stepped in to issue injunctions, cancelling the flight.
Greek forces, in violation of international immigration law, pushed back a total of 41,523 asylum seekers between 2020 and May 31, 2022, according to Türkiye's Ombudsman Institution.
London sends formal letters to initial group of migrants and refugees telling them they are being sent to the East African country to "rebuild their lives in safety," Home Office says.
Migrants who survived say the boat was carrying 41 people when it set off for the Canaries in a particularly dangerous route due to strong currents.
Migrants and asylum seekers were seen being brought into the port of Dover in southeast England aboard lifeboats and Border Force vessels after being picked up in the Channel.
A new report from the UN refugee agency says the number of asylum seekers that have died or gone missing doubled last year, with land and sea routes becoming more dangerous.
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