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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on the media to stop their “endless hostility” and “false attacks”. (Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

Trump blames Dems for migrant children’s death, amid govt budget impasse

The shutdown began on December 22, affecting one-quarter of the federal government

A detained immigrant child watches a cartoon at a U.S Customs and Border patrol immigration detainee processing facility. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

US to examine migrant children in custody after second death

Guatemala called for an investigation into the boy’s death and some US lawmakers angrily denounced the Trump administration’s immigration policy

‘South Africa’s laws governing access to education by children of immigrants are contradictory, to say the least,’ writes Manos Antoninis. (Madeline Cronje/M&G)

SA’s contradictory laws discriminate against children of migrants

Proposed regulations for birth certificates will deny children of migrants the right to education

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Border kids search for a better life

Unaccompanied Mozambican teenagers regularly attempt to cross into South Africa

The dramatic turn of events was well-received among the immigrant community and by those who help them.
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Migrants happy to see end of family separations at US border

Twenty-three hundred children have been forcibly taken from their parents since the implementation of this zero tolerance policy two months ago

(Reuters/Joshua Roberts)

Trump doubles down on family separations, cuddles flag

A defiant Trump sounded unfazed by the mounting pressure to alleviate the situation before it ruptures into a public relations disaster for his party

Pope Francis attracted both admiration and criticism during his tenure, with some criticising him because he disrupted the foundations of their sense of security — which are their empires.

Pope Francis stands up for migrants

The plight of thousands of refugees takes centre stage at an emotional meeting held at the Vatican.

Amnesty International reports abduction, torture and rape of refugees

Migrants give chilling testimonies of abuses committed by smugglers and armed groups in Libya.

Perilous path awaits child migrants

Minors seeking a better life in Europe are highly likely to endure injury, robbery and exploitation.

In the hands of people smugglers

More than 35 000 Mexican minors seeking to cross the northern border, about half of them unaccompanied, were repatriated last year.