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Mediterranean Migrant Shipwrecks Kill 37 as Lampedusa Receives 19 Bodies

The twin tragedies expose a gap between rescue rules on paper versus what happens at sea.

At Least 40 Dead in Separate Migrant Sea Disasters off Lampedusa, Bodrum and Northern France

More Than 200 Migrants Rescued From Trailer at Xalapa Tow Yard

One Dead, One Injured After Migrant Boat Landing at Playa de los Muertos in Almería

Spain Detains 15 Bus Drivers in Barcelona Over Alleged Migrant Runs on Paris Route

Texas Woman Charged After Trying to Cross Rio Grande With Baby During DPS Chase

French Police Unions Stall Channel Boat Interceptions as Prosecutors Reject Immunity

Birmingham Raid: Suspect Held Over People-Smuggling Ads on Social Media

Fresh Surge in Channel Crossings Reported as 2025 Total Exceeds 40,000

Plattsburgh Woman Arraigned on Federal Charges in U.S.–Canada Human Smuggling Case

Three Stowaways, Including Two Minors, Found in Semitrailer at Port of Vigo

At Least 14 Dead After Migrant Dinghy Sinks Off Turkey’s Bodrum Coast

Mediterranean Rescues Surpass 200 Over Weekend as Italy Recovers 7 More Bodies From Recent Shipwreck

Two Women and Teen Die in Channel Attempts as Nearly 400 Rescued Over Weekend

Alicante Court Jails Patera Skipper for 3 Years Over Perilous Algeria–Spain Crossing

Two Ukrainians Charged After Border Force Seizes Migrant-Laden Yacht Off Isle of Wight

UK Raids Disrupt Gang Accused of Smuggling Over 200 Botswanan Migrants

Woman and Child Die During Overloaded Channel Crossing

UK Convicts First Organiser of Mediterranean Migrant Crossings

Delhi Police Dismantle Decade-Old Illegal Immigration Network Led by Chand Miya