migration

European Parliament backs greater migratory restrictions

Published on: April 10, 2024
14:30

Brussels, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) The European Parliament (EP) approved on Tuesday in a mini-session an initiative to strengthen restrictions on both migration policy and granting of political asylum in the region, the capital's television reported on Tuesday.

Cuba hosts meeting of scholarship holders living abroad

Published on: April 6, 2024
11:35

Havana, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) The 10th Meeting of Scholarship Holders of the General Directorate of Consular Affairs and Attention to Cuban Residents Abroad (DACCRE) at the Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) is taking place at Havana's Casa de las Americas Cultural Center on Saturday.

Venezuela and Cuba reaffirm unconditional friendship and cooperation

Published on: April 6, 2024
08:47

Caracas, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela and Cuba reaffirmed here the unconditional friendship and cooperation between both peoples, Foreign Minister Yván Gil wrote on his X account.

Guatemala assists over 500 irregular migrants

Published on: April 5, 2024
16:36

Guatemala City, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala transferred and provided humanitarian, medical and psychological assistance from the onset of 2024 until today to 507 migrants in the center for irregular foreigners, located in this capital.

Venezuela and Cuba review migration flow between both countries

Published on: April 5, 2024
13:26

Caracas, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Delegations from Venezuela and Cuba met in Caracas to review the pattern of the migration flow between the two countries, and addressed consular issues of interest to both governments, an official source reported on Friday.

US increases deportations of Guatemalan

Published on: March 29, 2024
11:53

Guatemala City, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The number of 19,337 nationals who were deported to Guatemala by air from the United States so far shows an increase of 69.2 percent compared to the first quarter of 2023, according to official data.

DR deported more than 174,000 Haitian citizens in 2023

Published on: March 13, 2024
00:30

Santo Domingo, Mar 13 (Prensa Latina) More than 174,000 Haitians were repatriated from the Dominican Republic in 2023 for failure to comply with immigration measures, according to records from the General Directorate of Immigration.

Guatemalan Migration receives 157 refugee applications by 2024

Published on: March 11, 2024
16:34

Guatemala City, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala’s Institute of Migration (IGM) received 157 refugee applications since the beginning of January 2024, of which 82 were approved by the end of February, local press reported on Monday.

President Lopez Obrador rejects US policy on Cuba

Published on: February 22, 2024
15:32

Mexico, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday described the United States blockade against Cuba as purely ideological and political charged, while recalling proposals on migration to US President Joe Biden.

Presidents of Costa Rica and Panama inaugurate center for migrants

Published on: February 20, 2024
08:10

San José, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, will receive his Panamanian counterpart, Laurentino Cortizo, in Paso Canoas, near the common border, where they will inaugurate an Integrated Control Center for migrants.

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