Judges rule migrant children must get soap and bedding, reject US govt appeal Detained migrant children must be given soap, dry clothes and clean bedding, US federal judges ruled on Thursday, dismissing an appeal by the Trump administration.

Giammattei declares victory in Guatemala presidential vote Conservative candidate Alejandro Giammattei declared victory in Sunday's run-off presidential election in Guatemala, holding a major lead with the results from more than 90 per cent of polling stations counted.

US border crossings plunge but immigration raids draw fire The Trump administration hailed a large drop in migrant border crossings on Thursday but found itself under attack over a massive sweep of long-resident undocumented immigrants working in several Mississippi slaughterhouses.

Charity calls for help as Malta, Italy spurn migrant ships A Spanish charity appealed for help on Wednesday after its ship carrying 121 migrants was turned away by Italy and Malta, and a second NGO vessel said Valletta had also refused to allow it to refuel in its waters.

US immigration raids sweep up hundreds of undocumented migrants US officials said that some 680 undocumented migrants were detained in a major series of raids on Wednesday at food processing plants in the southeastern United States, part of President Donald Trump's announced crackdown on illegal immigration.

Morocco navy picks up 400 migrants en route to Spain The Moroccan navy has picked up more than 400 migrants trying to reach Spain and returned them to the North African country, a military source said on Monday.

New migrant rescue ship leaves France on first mission off Libya Humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee on Sunday dispatched its new rescue ship Ocean Viking from the French port of Marseille on its first mission to save migrants off the coast of Libya.

Việt Nam seeks to protect migrants’ rights Improved international regulations and standards to protect the rights and welfare of migrants, including thousands of Vietnamese guest workers, are needed in today’s globalised world, speakers said at an international conference on migration and labour held on August 2 in the city.

Over 900 migrant children taken from parents by US Goverment in last year Nearly 1,000 migrant children have been separated from their families at the US-Mexico border in the last year despite a judge's order for President Donald Trump's administration to stop the practice, a top rights group said on Tuesday.

Libya buries bodies of 46 migrants after deadly shipwreck Libyan authorities buried the bodies of 46 migrants on Sunday after they were plucked from the sea following one of deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean so far this year.