Guantanamo: Six years of injustice need to end

"Guantanamo: Six years of injustice need to end By Andy Worthington Commentary by Friday, January 11, 2008 Six years ago today, one of the most depressing icons of the 21st century opened for business. On January 11, 2002, the first of nearly 800 prisoners arrived at a...

Australia thanks RI for continued cooperation in immigration field

""In cooperation with the Indonesian government, the Australian Immigration Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have accomplished the repatriation of 16 Indonesian boat people," Chris Evans said on Monday.He said the Australian government had...

US resettlement plans give hope to Bhutanese refugees

A few weeks ago, I reported on the sad crisis of Bhutanese refugees of Nepali descent living in refugee camps in the poor districts of Jhapa and Morang in eastern Nepal. Bhutan has refused to budge on the issue, arguing now that repatriating the refugees would be "importing...

75 Nigerians repatriated from US

BARELY two weeks after 113 Nigerians were deported from the Maghreb state of Libya, no fewer than 75 were again at the weekend repatriated from the United States of America. Brought into the Murtala Mohammed Airport,...

Italy and Libya accused of abuse

"Italy and Libya have been accused of abusing the human rights of African migrants trying to enter the EU. The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) group says Libyan and Italian authorities have forcibly repatriated thousands of foreigners. Some of those faced possible...

Feds Charge 5 With Organizing Cuban Migrant Smuggling Trips

One of the defendants was repatriated to Cuba twice, after being caught at sea on migrant smuggling ventures.

Repatriation of Mexican citizens resumed

The U.S. and Mexican governments have resumed a repatriation program to return Mexican nationals caught illegally in the United States to their hometowns in Mexico's interior.

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