Mexico Honors Migrants Amidst Border Violence
Mexico City unveiled a bilingual hymn for Mexican migrants in the US, who sent $63 billion in remittances, while migrant shelters in Reynosa closed due to gang violence and a new caravan faces government roadblocks.
Mexico Honors Migrants Amidst Border Violence
Mexico City unveiled a bilingual hymn for Mexican migrants in the US, who sent $63 billion in remittances, while migrant shelters in Reynosa closed due to gang violence and a new caravan faces government roadblocks.
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48% Bias Score
EU Asylum Applications to Reach Near One Million in 2024 Despite German Decrease
The EU expects around one million asylum applications in 2024, a slight decrease from 2023 but still a high number; Germany shows a significant decrease of 28.8% in applications compared to the previous year; main source countries include Syria, Afghanistan, Turkey, and notably, visa-exempt Venezuel...
EU Asylum Applications to Reach Near One Million in 2024 Despite German Decrease
The EU expects around one million asylum applications in 2024, a slight decrease from 2023 but still a high number; Germany shows a significant decrease of 28.8% in applications compared to the previous year; main source countries include Syria, Afghanistan, Turkey, and notably, visa-exempt Venezuel...
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40% Bias Score
Portugal's Brain Drain: Tax Cuts Fail to Stop Emigration
Portugal's brain drain sees 30% of its youth living abroad due to low wages and poor conditions; while the government offers tax cuts, initiatives like the EU's Talent Promotion Mechanism are building a new hospital in Évora to create 2,000 jobs and retain skilled workers.
Portugal's Brain Drain: Tax Cuts Fail to Stop Emigration
Portugal's brain drain sees 30% of its youth living abroad due to low wages and poor conditions; while the government offers tax cuts, initiatives like the EU's Talent Promotion Mechanism are building a new hospital in Évora to create 2,000 jobs and retain skilled workers.
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44% 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
Trump's Immigration Plan: Expected Legal Challenges and Increased State/Local Enforcement
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, advising President-elect Trump's transition team, anticipates legal challenges to birthright citizenship and increased state/local law enforcement involvement in deportations, but not mass arrests at sensitive locations like schools or churches; he expects many u...
Trump's Immigration Plan: Expected Legal Challenges and Increased State/Local Enforcement
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, advising President-elect Trump's transition team, anticipates legal challenges to birthright citizenship and increased state/local law enforcement involvement in deportations, but not mass arrests at sensitive locations like schools or churches; he expects many u...
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52% Bias Score
Croatia's Stricter Immigration Policies Result in 'Invisible Migration'
Croatia, a key transit country for migrants entering the EU from the Balkans, saw 26,534 irregular border crossings in the first ten months of 2024, mostly from Afghanistan, Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Egypt; however, stricter policies since joining the Schengen Area in January 2023 have made migrant...
Croatia's Stricter Immigration Policies Result in 'Invisible Migration'
Croatia, a key transit country for migrants entering the EU from the Balkans, saw 26,534 irregular border crossings in the first ten months of 2024, mostly from Afghanistan, Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Egypt; however, stricter policies since joining the Schengen Area in January 2023 have made migrant...
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56% Bias Score
Aurora Home Invasion Highlights Gang Activity, Immigration Debate
On Monday night, in Aurora, Colorado, a home invasion and kidnapping involving over a dozen armed suspects, mostly likely undocumented Venezuelan immigrants possibly connected to the Tren de Aragua gang, left two Venezuelan victims with non-life-threatening injuries; 19 suspects are in custody.
Aurora Home Invasion Highlights Gang Activity, Immigration Debate
On Monday night, in Aurora, Colorado, a home invasion and kidnapping involving over a dozen armed suspects, mostly likely undocumented Venezuelan immigrants possibly connected to the Tren de Aragua gang, left two Venezuelan victims with non-life-threatening injuries; 19 suspects are in custody.
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52% Bias Score
Aurora Home Invasion: 16 in ICE Custody, Immigration Debate Reignited
In Aurora, Colorado, two Venezuelan immigrants were kidnapped, bound, beaten, and pistol-whipped by over a dozen armed suspects, possibly connected to the Tren de Aragua gang; sixteen suspects are in ICE custody, reigniting the national immigration debate.
Aurora Home Invasion: 16 in ICE Custody, Immigration Debate Reignited
In Aurora, Colorado, two Venezuelan immigrants were kidnapped, bound, beaten, and pistol-whipped by over a dozen armed suspects, possibly connected to the Tren de Aragua gang; sixteen suspects are in ICE custody, reigniting the national immigration debate.
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48% Bias Score
Australia Replaces Failed Student Visa Cap with Prioritized Processing
Australia's new student visa system prioritizes 80% of each institution's previous cap for high-speed processing, replacing a failed cap that was blocked in parliament and disproportionately impacted regional universities and students from South Asia, resulting in decreased arrivals and political de...
Australia Replaces Failed Student Visa Cap with Prioritized Processing
Australia's new student visa system prioritizes 80% of each institution's previous cap for high-speed processing, replacing a failed cap that was blocked in parliament and disproportionately impacted regional universities and students from South Asia, resulting in decreased arrivals and political de...
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52% Bias Score
Syrian Refugees Return to Aleppo Amidst Challenges
Following the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad, over 7,600 Syrian refugees have returned to Syria from Turkey since December 9th, 2023; however, Ahmed al-Kassem's family's experience highlights the challenges of resettlement, including destroyed homes and lack of basic services in Aleppo.
Syrian Refugees Return to Aleppo Amidst Challenges
Following the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad, over 7,600 Syrian refugees have returned to Syria from Turkey since December 9th, 2023; however, Ahmed al-Kassem's family's experience highlights the challenges of resettlement, including destroyed homes and lack of basic services in Aleppo.
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36% 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
Colombian Nationals Indicted in US for Migrant Boat Disappearance
Two Colombian nationals were federally indicted in Texas for their alleged roles in a human trafficking operation, 'La Agencia,' responsible for the disappearance of a boat carrying 40 migrants from San Andrés Island to the US in October 2022; the operation involved bribery of Colombian officials.
Colombian Nationals Indicted in US for Migrant Boat Disappearance
Two Colombian nationals were federally indicted in Texas for their alleged roles in a human trafficking operation, 'La Agencia,' responsible for the disappearance of a boat carrying 40 migrants from San Andrés Island to the US in October 2022; the operation involved bribery of Colombian officials.
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36% Bias Score