Migrants Found Hidden in Scrap Metal Truck Bound for Spain
14 July 2020
5 Moroccans, including a minor, were arrested in Melilla. The young people were hiding at the risk of their lives, in a truck that was about to board for the peninsula.
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Sudanese Migrant Drowns in Paris Canal, Hundreds Living in Makeshift Camp
13 July 2020
A Sudanese migrant drowned in a canal in Aubervilliers near Paris. The circumstances of this tragedy remain unknown.
Champagne Vineyard Trial: 6 Accused of Exploiting Undocumented Workers
2 July 2020
6 people are being tried for three days in Reims (Marne). They are suspected of having employed undocumented workers in unworthy conditions in the vineyards in Champagne.
Madrid Police Raid Frees 61 Migrants, Including Women and Children, from Trafficking Ring
30 June 2020
61 illegal immigrants were living in unsanitary conditions in basement warehouses in Madrid. Several Moroccan women and children were being held by a human trafficking and (…)
Morocco Detains Sub-Saharan Migrants for COVID Testing Amid Surge in Boat Departures
28 June 2020
Since last week, several people of sub-Saharan origin have been arrested by the Moroccan authorities in Laâyoune, in the south of the country, for quarantine and to undergo a (…)
Guinean Migrant Fatally Stabbed in Marrakech Dispute Over Money
27 June 2020
A young Guinean was killed on Thursday during a fight that took place in a popular neighborhood in Marrakech.
Moroccan Migrants Stranded in Turkish Prisons as Families Seek Repatriation
25 June 2020
With the closure of international borders, access to the European area via Turkey has become an impossible mission for Moroccan immigration candidates. While some manage to (…)
COVID-19 Outbreak Among Migrants in Southern Morocco as Cases Rise Nationwide
21 June 2020
37 would-be illegal immigrants arrested in Tarfaya were declared positive for covid-19, between Saturday June 20 at 5 p.m. and Sunday June 21 at 10 a.m., in the Laâyoune-Sakia (…)
COVID-19 Outbreak Among Rescued Migrants in Canary Islands
19 June 2020
14 migrants from Laâyoune have tested positive for coronavirus in the Canary Islands. They were rescued off the coast of Fuerteventura and taken care of by the local authorities.
Two Moroccans Arrested in France Linked to UK Migrant Truck Deaths
31 May 2020
Two Moroccans were arrested on Tuesday, as part of the investigation opened after the discovery, in October in England, of the bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants, who died in a (…)