Immigrants broken by a heartless bureaucracy
Many foreigners are desperate for a better life, but red tape and antagonism have left them hopeless.
Obama's immigration drive
Barack Obama has been bent on opening a pathway to citizenship for foreigners, even illegal ones.
Durban migrants claim police blackmail, victimisation
Mandebvu, in central Durban, is home to 55 Zimbabwean men who pay R30 a day in rent to live there, sharing five bathrooms and seven toilets.
Three African migrants stabbed in Tel Aviv
An attacker has stabbed three Eritrean men in a Tel Aviv video store in what police said they were initially treating as a racist attack.
Migrants die of thirst en route to Italy
According to a survivor, 54 migrants trying to reach Italy died of thirst when their inflatable boat ruptured in the Mediterranean.
Out of Israel, back to Africa
African migrants chosen for deportation from Israel are nervously awaiting a knock on the door or a tap on the shoulder to begin their departure.
African migrants rile Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has stoked a volatile debate about refugees and migrant workers from Africa.
Taking the rough road to the African Dream -- and back
Christina Gossmann follows a Zimbabwean immigrant from Johannesburg to his home in the Masvingo province.
Smooth sailing as home affairs beats Zim permits deadline
The home affairs department announced the Zimbabwean Documentation Project deadline was successful and that no deportations would take place yet.
Mass kidnappings new cash cow for Mexico drug gangs
Mexican drug gangs branching out into new criminal activity are earning a steady stream of cash from the mass kidnapping of migrants.
Humanitarian crisis close to home
Migrants face a multitude of health issues in Jozi inner city.
Africans face crackdown in China
Guangzhou's hardline tactics towards African traders is bad for business, lethal for individuals.
Out of Africa and into China, emigres struggle
Tens of thousands of African and Arab traders have thronged to export hubs such as Guangzhou and Yiwu in eastern China to seek their fortunes.
Minneapolis struggles with rise of Somali gangs
Despite anger and despair over the killings in Minnesota's Somali community police and prosecutors have struggled to catch the killers.
Two migrant boats sink off Libya, at least 21 dead
Two boats carrying African migrants to Italy sank off Libya in separate incidents over the past two days, killing at least 21 people.
Australia opens Indian Ocean detention centre
A spate of refugee boats to Australia prompted the government on Friday to open a much-criticised new immigration detention centre.
Migrants in SA still denied antiretrovirals
Researcher Joanna Vearey speaks about the link between international migrants' access to antiretrovirals and their ability to survive in South Africa.
New study probes Chinese community in SA
A paradox exists between the growing presence and the continued invisibility of Chinese migrants in South Africa, a study revealed on Tuesday.
Grim toll of African refugees mounts on Spanish beaches
A series of tragedies involving migrants off the coast of Spain has raised fears that the summer could see a record death toll in the region.
Would-be immigrants die adrift at sea
Fifteen African would-be immigrants, including nine young children, have died after their boat was left adrift while trying to reach Spain.
