Photo credit: Reuters At least 54 children and about 30 adults swam the distance of about 14 kilometers from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, in rough seas and fog. Asiaone reports that video footage on Spanish television channel   RTVE showed Civil Guard launches making repeated rescue attempts to bring some of the swimmers…

Photo credit: The Economic Times After reports of mass detentions of Bengali-speaking migrants in other states, Bengal Police has witnessed a rapid increase in online Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) applications. The Times of India reports that there has been a mass detention of Bengali-speaking migrants in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi, and UP. Cops in…

Photo credit: the New York Times The US Department of Health and Human Services (NHS) now classifies the Health Centre Program (Section 330 grants) as a “Federal public benefit,” which restricts Non-Qualified Aliens’ access to most services. Only emergency care, immunizations, and communicable disease treatment remain accessible to all. HINSHAW reports that there is an operational…

Photo credit: the Global News Ontario Premier Doug Ford has claimed it takes two years for asylum seekers to be given the right to work. However, the federal government has said the average processing time is less than two months. Global News reports that he said it on Wednesday at the three-day leaders’ summit. The summit…

Photo credit: the Guardian The emergence of a right-wing populist party in Japan’s election on Sunday running on a “Japanese First” slogan is raising concerns of a backlash against the growing foreign presence in the country. The Guardian reports that the Sanseito Party has successfully tapped into the unease around an increasing population of immigrants and a…