DR Congo to receive ‘third-country’ deportees from the US under new deal
DRC gov’t says deportees will begin to arrive this month, under a ‘temporary’ arrangment paid for by the US.
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US House passes bill funding Homeland Security amid shutdown
US House of Representatives passed a temporary bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Published On 28 Mar 2026
House Republicans shoot down bill that would pay federal airport workers
White House memo says Trump has instructed DHS to pay federal airport workers as long lines snarl travel.
Canada’s Bill C-12 an ‘attack on refugee, migrant rights’: Advocates
Rights groups say new law restricting asylum will put thousands ‘at risk of persecution, violence and precarity’.
![Migrant and refugee rights advocates rally in Montreal, Canada, on March 21, 2026 [Jillian Kestler-D'Amours/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC_0269-1774631572.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Costa Rica to accept 25 deportees per week under Trump deportation effort
The Central American nation is latest to sign a ‘third-country’ deportation agreement with the Trump administration.
At least nine people dead, dozens missing as boat sinks off Djibouti coast
Rescue operation recovers 266 survivors as UN warns deadliest season on the route is just beginning.
Deaths and debts: Missiles in Gulf shake millions of South Asian families
Most people killed in Iran’s Gulf attacks have been from South Asia. And entire economies back home are on edge.
Australia bans visitors from Iran amid war in the Middle East
Australia’s Home Affairs Department said decision to ban Iranian visitors amid the war was in the ‘national interest’.
Malaysia moves to tighten rules for expats, raising fears of talent flight
Malaysia’s government plans to slash the number of foreign workers to encourage local hiring and raise incomes.
Migrants and asylum seekers, some carrying children, walk on the highway through the municipality of Huehuetan in Mexico's Chiapas state on March 25. [Edgar H Clemente/AP Photo]
Migrants and asylum seekers hold a sign reading 'Caravana Genesis 2026', a reference to the name of their march. [Juan Manuel Blanco/EPA]
The migrants and asylum seekers began their march on Tuesday night, and they continued into Wednesday. [Edgar H Clemente/AP Photo]
Many participants in the march expressed frustration with the slow pace of the Mexican immigration system and the lack of employment opportunities in southern Mexico. [Edgar H Clemente/AP Photo]
A march participant wears an El Salvador flag as he walks on the highway through the municipality of Huehuetan in Mexico's Chiapas state. [Edgar H Clemente/AP Photo]
Hardline policies under President Donald Trump have dissuaded many migrants and asylum seekers from travelling to the US, with many seeking to stay in Mexico instead. [Edgar H Clemente/AP Photo]
The US Supreme Court is currently weighing a Trump administration request to allow the government to turn away asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border. [Edgar H Clemente/AP Photo]
A man carries a baby in a sling as he marches into Huehuetan with his fellow protesters after leaving Tapachula the previous night. [Edgar H Clemente/AP Photo]
Migrants and asylum seekers have reported experiencing abuse at the hands of cartels and law enforcement officials in Mexico. [Edgar H Clemente/AP Photo]
Advocates say migrants and asylum seekers in Mexico are particularly vulnerable to kidnapping and extortion. [Juan Manuel Blanco/EPA]
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Who is Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s new homeland security chief?
Here’s what we know about Markwayne Mullin, who’ll oversee Trump’s contentious crackdown on migrants in the US.
Published On 24 Mar 2026
