Throughout October, several suspected migration organisers and facilitators were identified, including some believed to be operating from Senegal and Spain.
This arrival marks the second large canoe from Barra to reach El Hierro this week as a smaller wooden vessel carrying 112 migrants made landfall Tuesday
The suspect found in possession of the firearm, Abdou Diouf, will be handed over to the relevant authorities for further investigation
Among the 112 migrants were 103 men, nine women, and two children, nationals of Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea-Conakry.
Funded by Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), the project forms part of IOM’s broader Missing Migrants Project,
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the two deputies involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave
Ambassador Salimatou E.T. Touray decried the human rights violations endured by migrants as a result of “externalization” policies.
According to reports by ElCaso.com, the inmate, identified as S.T.A., violently assaulted three prison officers on Monday afternoon
Five Gambian nationals identified as “captains” of the canoe—Yusufa Faye, Momodou Faye, Musa Joof, Seydina Alieu Nyang, and Arfang Ngum
Instead, male relatives of migrants often step in to make choices, sometimes against the best interests of the wives and children left behind.
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