As US election rhetoric heats up, illegal border crossings fall

As US election rhetoric heats up, illegal border crossings fall

The banks of the Rio Grande river separating Mexico and the United States look almost deserted, and formerly overcrowded migrant shelters are half empty — a consequence of tougher US immigration policies in an election year. The change reflects not only the success of US deterrence, but also heated rhetoric ahead of next week’s closely … Read more

Fleeing Russians worry border will ‘close forever’

Fleeing Russians worry border will ‘close forever’

Fearing the border may close “forever” after President Vladimir Putin‘s mobilisation order for the war in Ukraine, Russians are rushing to flee across Finland‘s Vaalimaa crossing. But their exodus has grown more precarious after Helsinki on Thursday announced it would close its border from midnight to Russians holding European tourism visas for the Schengen zone. … Read more