Migration

Yemen displacement surges past 200,000 following fresh Houthi offensive, UN migration body warns

"People are running for their lives and finding nowhere safe to go," said IOM Director General Amy Pope, who called for more funding amid rising needs for food and shelter.

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An internally displaced Yemeni boy carries sticks of firewood on his head at a makeshift camp for the internally displaced who fled their homes due to renewed clashes between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the Houthi authorities in the northern Hajjah governorate on October 7, 2026.
French CRS riot police stand in position near garbage bins and object set on fire amid clashes with protesters during a demonstration by high school and university students, supported by teachers' union and school parents.

Trump says French protests the result of 'nothing less than out-of-control mass migration'

Trump claimed that the protests were not about schools, and instead were "about Islam wanting to take over a once great country!"

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People wait for relocation at Benitez beach settlement following the mass crossing of migrants from Morocco, in Ceuta, Spain, September 16, 2026.

Rubber bullets fired as Spain moves migrants from Ceuta beach camps

About 10,000 people remain in the North African enclave following July’s unprecedented border rush, authorities said.

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A Department of Homeland Security US Customs and Border Protection sign is seen at their headquarters in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on August 8, 2026 in Washington, DC.

ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting taken into custody after Texas extradition standoff

Initial efforts to arrest Castro were thwarted when the ICE agent returned to his home state of Texas, leading Minnesota officials to issue a warrant for his arrest.

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Trump admin. mistakenly deports Maryland father to one of El Salvador's harshest prisons

An "administrative error" saw a Maryland father deported to an El Salvador prison known for human rights violations.

APRIL 3, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Salvadoran prison guards stand next to alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and the MS-13 gang recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in Tecoluca, El Salvad

One hundred Gazans to migrate to Indonesia for work under new plan - N12

This is part of a new voluntary migration project led by Major-General Ghassan Alian, head of Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).

MARCH 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Workers work at the construction site of the Jakarta Light Rail Transport (LRT) Phase 1B in Jakarta on July 18, 2024.

US still searching for state to accept Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli cabinet told

Israel and US 'working together' to advance Gazan migration plan, minister tells cabinet • Ofer Winter tipped to head new Israeli office

MARCH 23, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
US President Donald Trump (L), and Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz (R) over a backdrop of Gazans evacuating from damaged properties; illustrative.

Letters to the Editor January 13, 2025: Seeming derangement

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Gene study uncovers early migration from New Guinea

“Understanding the genetic structure of human groups is vital for developing treatments that are helpful rather than harmful”.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gene study uncovers early migration from New Guinea. Illustration.