New York City Faces Migrant Influx and Housing Crisis
New York City grapples with a migrant influx, housing challenges, and rising costs as officials declare a state of emergency.
New York City grapples with a migrant influx, housing challenges, and rising costs as officials declare a state of emergency.
The fire chief added that the vehicle had no working air conditioning and there was no drinking water inside.
The incident occurred under similar conditions in the early hours on Sunday when Greek authorities received a distress call.
According to the source, some were discovered onboard improvised boats and jet skis attempting to reach European coasts, while others attempted to swim.
Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, making the North African country a preferred point of departure for illegal migrants who want to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores.
Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. It has turned into a preferred point of departure for illegal migrants.
Turkey is still facing some of the biggest challenges in terms of irregular migration by land and sea.
The UNHCR noted that the expulsion flights come at a time when the flow of asylum seekers and migrants in the region "has increased considerably"
Most of the migrants came from the Horn of Africa, an official confirmed
Migrants face a unique inability to access government-led social schemes in their cities of work as their identity and domicile documents are often tagged to their native addresses. They may avail such benefits there but rely entirely on renting affordable homes in the cities, obtained through informal markets, often in sub-standard living conditions.
