The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday that it had opened a criminal investigation as authorities reported the new tally of “39 men and 12 women” dead.

Boris Johnson, who recently survived a challenge to his leadership in a vote of no confidence in the House of Commons, has decided to take on new challenges instead of discussing the Partygate scandal and his actions during the coronavirus pandemic.

The US state of Texas has sued the administration of President Joe Biden over its rule that allows more asylum seekers to avoid deportation at the border.

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has been asked to provide details of controversial plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda ahead of a potential legal challenge, a British refugee charity said.

Afghan refugees held for months in the UAE after fleeing Afghanistan following the hasty exit of US forces last August continue protests over American failure to resettle them in the US as pledged.

Twelve migrants were found dead in a small Turkish town near the Greek border often used by migrants seeking to enter the European Union, after they apparently froze to death, igniting a war of words between the two countries.

Home Secretary Priti Patel is reportedly planning to establish a joint asylum processing center with Denmark in Rwanda with a view to deterring migrant crossings across the English Channel.