Record Number of Channel Crossings Reaches 150,000 Since 2018
Over 150,000 people have arrived in the UK via small boats since 2018, reaching a milestone after 850 arrived on Christmas and Boxing Day. The opposition blames government policies, while the government emphasizes disrupting smuggling gangs and international cooperation. Approximately 50 migrants di...
Record Number of Channel Crossings Reaches 150,000 Since 2018
Over 150,000 people have arrived in the UK via small boats since 2018, reaching a milestone after 850 arrived on Christmas and Boxing Day. The opposition blames government policies, while the government emphasizes disrupting smuggling gangs and international cooperation. Approximately 50 migrants di...
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52% Bias Score
Fentanyl Drives Opioid Deaths in Canada Despite Overall Decrease
Between January 2016 and June 2024, nearly 50,000 Canadians died from opioid overdoses; fentanyl was responsible for 49,105 deaths, showing a 39 percent increase since 2016 despite an 11 percent decrease in overall opioid overdose deaths in 2024 compared to 2023; increased domestic production and ex...
Fentanyl Drives Opioid Deaths in Canada Despite Overall Decrease
Between January 2016 and June 2024, nearly 50,000 Canadians died from opioid overdoses; fentanyl was responsible for 49,105 deaths, showing a 39 percent increase since 2016 despite an 11 percent decrease in overall opioid overdose deaths in 2024 compared to 2023; increased domestic production and ex...
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36% Bias Score
EU Summit Highlights Increased Funding for Border Security
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, participating in a North-South Summit in Lapland with leaders from Finland, other unspecified countries, and the EU's foreign policy chief, stressed the importance of increased EU funding for border security and innovative approaches to defense, referencing ...
EU Summit Highlights Increased Funding for Border Security
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, participating in a North-South Summit in Lapland with leaders from Finland, other unspecified countries, and the EU's foreign policy chief, stressed the importance of increased EU funding for border security and innovative approaches to defense, referencing ...
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36% Bias Score
Salvini Faces Verdict in Open Arms Migrant Case
Italian ex-minister Matteo Salvini faces up to six years in prison on Friday for allegedly kidnapping 147 migrants in 2019 by blocking the Open Arms rescue ship, a case highlighting the conflict between border protection and human rights.
Salvini Faces Verdict in Open Arms Migrant Case
Italian ex-minister Matteo Salvini faces up to six years in prison on Friday for allegedly kidnapping 147 migrants in 2019 by blocking the Open Arms rescue ship, a case highlighting the conflict between border protection and human rights.
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60% Bias Score
ICE Arrests Deported Child Sex Abuser After Fifth Illegal Re-entry
A Mexican national, Raymond Rojas Basilio, was arrested by ICE in New York after being deported five times and convicted of sexually abusing an 11-year-old child; he is now in ICE custody awaiting deportation.
ICE Arrests Deported Child Sex Abuser After Fifth Illegal Re-entry
A Mexican national, Raymond Rojas Basilio, was arrested by ICE in New York after being deported five times and convicted of sexually abusing an 11-year-old child; he is now in ICE custody awaiting deportation.
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56% Bias Score
Mexico Halts Migrant Caravans Amidst US Pressure
A migrant caravan of 1,000 people left Tapachula, Chiapas on December 18th, aiming for the US border, but Mexican authorities, under pressure from the US, are actively dispersing caravans to prevent them from reaching the northern border, resulting in thousands being relocated across Mexico.
Mexico Halts Migrant Caravans Amidst US Pressure
A migrant caravan of 1,000 people left Tapachula, Chiapas on December 18th, aiming for the US border, but Mexican authorities, under pressure from the US, are actively dispersing caravans to prevent them from reaching the northern border, resulting in thousands being relocated across Mexico.
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60% Bias Score
NYC Migrant Crisis Drives Adams-Trump Alliance
New York City's migrant crisis, costing over \$6 billion, has forced Mayor Eric Adams into an unlikely alliance with President-elect Donald Trump, who is considering a pardon for Adams amidst his corruption trial. This collaboration involves potential changes to New York's sanctuary city policies an...
NYC Migrant Crisis Drives Adams-Trump Alliance
New York City's migrant crisis, costing over \$6 billion, has forced Mayor Eric Adams into an unlikely alliance with President-elect Donald Trump, who is considering a pardon for Adams amidst his corruption trial. This collaboration involves potential changes to New York's sanctuary city policies an...
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40% Bias Score
Failed Bipartisan Border Deal Leads to Biden Administration Asylum Restrictions
The collapse of a bipartisan Senate border security deal in February, opposed by President-elect Trump, led to the Biden administration implementing asylum restrictions; border crossings are now at their lowest point under Biden, but the situation highlights the challenges of bipartisan cooperation ...
Failed Bipartisan Border Deal Leads to Biden Administration Asylum Restrictions
The collapse of a bipartisan Senate border security deal in February, opposed by President-elect Trump, led to the Biden administration implementing asylum restrictions; border crossings are now at their lowest point under Biden, but the situation highlights the challenges of bipartisan cooperation ...
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52% Bias Score
Biden Administration's Final Actions Spark Outrage and Accusations of Obstruction
In its final weeks, the Biden administration pardoned Hunter Biden and roughly 1,500 others, including those involved in major scandals; sold border barriers ordered by the Trump administration; and faced criticism over unexplained drone sightings, drawing accusations of obstruction and undermining ...
Biden Administration's Final Actions Spark Outrage and Accusations of Obstruction
In its final weeks, the Biden administration pardoned Hunter Biden and roughly 1,500 others, including those involved in major scandals; sold border barriers ordered by the Trump administration; and faced criticism over unexplained drone sightings, drawing accusations of obstruction and undermining ...
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56% Bias Score
ICE Deportations Hit 10-Year High Under Biden, Posing Challenge for Trump
ICE deported over 271,000 unauthorized immigrants in fiscal year 2024, a 10-year high exceeding even the Trump administration's peak, due to streamlined processes and increased international cooperation; the incoming Trump administration faces a massive backlog of nearly 7.7 million cases.
ICE Deportations Hit 10-Year High Under Biden, Posing Challenge for Trump
ICE deported over 271,000 unauthorized immigrants in fiscal year 2024, a 10-year high exceeding even the Trump administration's peak, due to streamlined processes and increased international cooperation; the incoming Trump administration faces a massive backlog of nearly 7.7 million cases.
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48% Bias Score
Bosnia-Herzegovina, EU Finalize Border Security Agreement Amid Rising Irregular Crossings
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union finalized a border security agreement on Wednesday, integrating BiH into the EU's security framework and allowing Frontex agents to assist with border security amid a 30% increase in irregular crossings from BiH to Croatia in the first nine months of 202...
Bosnia-Herzegovina, EU Finalize Border Security Agreement Amid Rising Irregular Crossings
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union finalized a border security agreement on Wednesday, integrating BiH into the EU's security framework and allowing Frontex agents to assist with border security amid a 30% increase in irregular crossings from BiH to Croatia in the first nine months of 202...
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40% Bias Score
Trump's "Border Czar" Announces Plan for Mass Deportations
Tom Homan, Trump's "border czar", announced plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, requiring 100,000 detention beds, exceeding current ICE capacity, and potentially using military logistical support, all contingent on Congressional funding.
Trump's "Border Czar" Announces Plan for Mass Deportations
Tom Homan, Trump's "border czar", announced plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, requiring 100,000 detention beds, exceeding current ICE capacity, and potentially using military logistical support, all contingent on Congressional funding.
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52% Bias Score