Diego Luna on Challenging How Migrants Are Viewed With ‘Ashes’: ‘We’re Not Thinking About What They Left Behind’https://variety.com/2026/film/global/diego-luna-ashes-sarajevo-1236836130/Between conducting a masterclass and attending an open-air screening of his fourth directorial feature, “Ashes,” Diego Luna dropped by the Variety Lounge presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and BH Telecom to chat about his first time in the Bosnian capital. The Mexican actor-director-producer, who broke out in Alfonso Cuaron’s “Y Tu Mama Tambien” and […]
Aug 18, 2026 10:45 AM
Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta, reports sayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg44x2ey1ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssSecurity had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday.
Aug 15, 2026 8:58 PM
Moroccan police arrest over 100 migrants trying to reach Spanish enclavehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/15/moroccan-police-arrest-over-100-migrants-trying-to-reach-spanish-enclave?traffic_source=rssA social media campaign encouraged people to flock to Ceuta just weeks after many died while making the crossing.
Aug 15, 2026 7:46 PM
New federal rule sends asylum cases to immigration courts, pushing migrants toward deportationhttps://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-07-27/new-federal-rule-sends-hundreds-of-thousands-of-asylum-cases-to-immigration-courtsU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services estimates that up to 444,000 of the more than 1.4 million asylum cases in its backlog could be affected by the rule.
Jul 27, 2026 7:42 PM
Another member of the Dodson family enters the bare-knuckle frayhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/another-member-dodson-family-enters-030600056.htmlChelsea Dodson self-identifies as a wife, a mother of three and a baker of sugar cookies. But there’s this other thing. … Or things. Dodson, a Grants native and an Albuquerque resident, recently signed a multi-fight contract to join her husband, John Dodson, as a bare-knuckle fighter. “They (the BKFC in the person of matchmaker Jewlz Grey, who confirmed the signing on Instagram), just offered ...
Aug 19, 2026 3:06 AM
Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/liberia-deportees.htmlThe arrangement is one of the largest known deals that the Trump administration has struck to expel migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.
Aug 18, 2026 9:54 PM
Spain builds tent cities for the thousands stuck in Ceutahttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/18/spain-builds-tent-cities-for-the-thousands-stuck-in-ceuta?traffic_source=rssSpain is building four temporary reception sites with 1,500 places as an estimated 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta.
Aug 18, 2026 3:53 PM
North Korea-Focused Film Fund Bearing North Launches With ‘School for Defectors’ (EXCLUSIVE)https://variety.com/2026/film/news/north-korea-stories-new-film-fund-bearing-north-1236837122/A new private grantmaking initiative dedicated to films about North Korea has launched out of Los Angeles, with an advisory board drawn from documentary filmmaking, journalism, and human rights advocacy. Bearing North, founded by entrepreneurs and film investors Blaine Vess and Esther Paik Vess, will award grants to independent filmmakers worldwide at any stage of […]
Aug 18, 2026 3:00 PM
Spanish journalist says Ceuta residents believe government isn't doing enough to prevent another migrant rushhttps://www.foxnews.com/world/spanish-journalist-ceuta-residents-believe-government-isnt-doing-enough-prevent-another-migrant-rushCeuta residents say they feel scared after 70,000 migrants flooded Spain's North African enclave, as border security concerns grow amid Morocco tensions.
Aug 18, 2026 1:59 PM
Pakistan top court orders Imran Khan’s hospital transfer amid access battlehttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/pakistan-top-court-orders-imran-khans-hospital-transfer-amid-access-battle?traffic_source=rssSupreme Court grants jailed ex-PM Imran Khan transfer to hospital for a month after concerns raised over blood pressure.
Aug 18, 2026 9:15 AM
DOJ asks court to reinstate criminal charges against Abrego Garciahttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-asks-court-reinstate-charges-kilmar-abrego-garcia/In May, a federal judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Abrego Garcia, who had been accused of smuggling immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
Aug 18, 2026 2:54 AM
Trump Officials Now Restricting All Legal Immigration Categorieshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2026/08/17/trump-officials-now-restricting-all-legal-immigration-categories/The Trump administration is restricting all legal immigration categories in its effort to reduce the flow of immigrants to America.
Aug 17, 2026 1:43 PM
What really happened in Ceuta? Why we may never find outhttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5927053/what-happened-in-ceutaHundreds of migrants have again attempted to cross from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. This time, Moroccan officials fended them off, raising new questions about the crossing of July 30.
Aug 16, 2026 3:38 PM
With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Voidhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/world/europe/italy-priest-shortage.htmlImmigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.
Aug 16, 2026 4:01 AM
Judges nix Trump's mandatory immigrant detention policy, teeing up Supreme Court fighthttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-31/trump-mandatory-immigrant-detention-policy-9th-circuit-rulingThe 9th Circuit was one of two appellate courts to issue rulings this week against the Trump administration, finding that immigrants who are detained away from the border are entitled to a bond hearing to decide whether they should be freed or remain in detention while their case proceeds
Jul 31, 2026 7:20 PM