Interior minister welcomes EU funding to improve facilities for irregular migrants
Cyprus is to receive €72m in EU funding which will be partly used to construct the first pre-departure centre for rejected asylum seekers and irregular...
illegal immigrants
France proposal on migrants falls short says minister
The European Union needs to show solidarity on the issue of irregular migration in a tangible way, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday, adding...
Anastasiades accused of ‘wrong-speak’ by using term ‘illegal immigrants’
By Lizzy Ioannidou Interior minister Constantinos Petrides has come to the defence of President Nicos Anastasiades who was recently accused of racist impropriety for the...
Police fire shot before arresting immigrants
After firing a warning shot, police on Wednesday evening arrested two illegal immigrants in Limassol while they were looking for persons who had earlier stolen...
Deportation spat overshadows Trump envoys’ talks with angry Mexico
By Alexandra Alper A bid by U.S. President Donald Trump to deport non-Mexican illegal migrants to Mexico that has enraged Mexicans will top the agenda...
Germany tightens Swiss border controls – Swiss minister
Germany has tightened border controls with southern neighbour Switzerland to choke off a flow of illegal immigrants, Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer said, calling it...
At least 14 killed as boat overloaded with migrants capsizes off Malaysia (Update 3)
By Trinna Leong An overloaded wooden boat believed to be carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal immigrants sank off the coast of Malaysia on Thursday, killing...
‘Road Policing’ yields 221 offenders in first six months
Police said on Saturday their new ‘road policing’ policy, which started at the beginning of the year had yielded 221 cases in the first six...
MPs visit Menoyia, slam policy towards migrant mothers
By Stefanos Evripidou THE HOUSE Human Rights Committee yesterday slammed the government’s policy of separating migrant mothers from their children for the purposes of detaining...
Nine illegals and four suspected traffickers arrested
By Constantinos Psillides Police arrested nine undocumented immigrants near Dali on Saturday evening, in a coordinated attempt to bust a human trafficking ring, according to...
