Illegal immigration

ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver electric shocks

The Department of Homeland Security described the gloves as a “de-escalation device”.

EU tells Meta, TikTok to boost monitoring, fact-checking

Spain said that of 72,000 people who entered the enclave from Morocco on July 30 and 31, all but 2,000 had returned

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Trump’s attack on ‘birth tourism’ faces uphill legal battle after Supreme Court ruling

Undeterred by the court’s ruling, Trump tried again on Aug 6, signing two executive orders, largely aimed at birth tourism.

3 arrested in Malaysian checkpoint for creating fake immigration movement records

Mobile phones, premises keys, jewellery, immigration security stamps and $6,250 in cash were seized.

Italy breaks up migrant smuggling ring, eight arrested

Ceuta warns of ‘unsustainable’ situation for child migrants after influx

Migrants wait to receive food and beverage from the Red Cross, following mass crossings from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, on Aug 3.

French coast guard rescues 157 from burning migrant boat in English Channel

Migrants disembarking from a French ship at the Port de Commerce in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, on Aug 4, following their rescue at sea after their boat caught fire during an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain.

Europe’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis

Migrants run and cheer as they cross on foot into the North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, on July 310.

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Firefighters battle a wildfire near the Agia Paraskevi village, Greece, on Aug 2, 2026.

Moroccans gather at Ceuta border, desperate for news of loved ones

Relatives and friends waiting by a fence in Morocco for the return of people who had crossed into Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta.

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