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UK Politicians Reject Move to Accept 3,000 Unaccompanied Refugee Children
The proposal was originally tabled by Alf Dubs, an 83-year-old member of the UK's House of Lords. He came to England as a Jewish refugee on the Kindertransport rescue effort before World War II.
Survivors Say Hundreds of People Have Drowned in Mediterranean Boat Sinking
Details of the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea remain unclear, but the latest reports come one year after 800 people died there prompting an international outcry and European crisis talks.
The Pope Visited Refugees on a Greek Island and Took Three Families Back to Rome on His Papal Plane
The visit crystallized the Pope's repeated and increasingly urgent pleas to Europe's leaders to remain compassionate in their handling of the refugee crisis.
Video of Bulgarian Vigilantes Tying Up Migrants Highlights Political Xenophobia, Say Rights Groups
Bulgaria's prime minister and border police chief have previously publicly thanked vigilante groups who have been videoed detaining and tying up migrants, in breach of the country's laws.
Macedonian Police 'Relentlessly Tear Gassed' Migrants and Refugees on the Greek Border
Macedonian border guards fired tear gas and rubber bullets to push back hundreds of people from a fence near the sprawling Idomeni camp.
Greece Restarts Migrant Deportations Amid Protest and Despair
More than 120 people were returned to Turkey from the Greek islands on Friday morning as Amnesty International slammed "appalling conditions" in Greek detention centres.
The Dream of a New Life in Europe Is Over for These Migrants Arriving in Turkey
VICE News was at one of the Turkish ports where the first boats carrying migrants arrived from Greece on Monday under the terms of a controversial new EU deal.
First Migrants Sent Back From Greece Under EU Deal Arrive in Turkey
At least two Syrians and dozens of Afghans are among the more than 200 migrants deported from Greece as the controversial EU-Turkey deal comes into effect.
Turkey Is Shooting Refugees and Illegally Sending People Back to Syria, Say Rights Groups
Amnesty International says the Turkish authorities' actions highlight the serious dangers for migrants sent back to Turkey from Europe under a deal due to come into effect next week.
This Man Is Burying the Refugees Who Die Before They Make It to Lesbos
On the Greek island of Lesbos, one man who previously had no experience working with the dead has taken on the job of giving Muslim burials to the refugees and migrants who don't make it.
Migrants Keep Coming — And Dying — as EU Deportation Deal With Turkey Takes Effect
Just hours after an agreement aimed at stymieing the flow of migrants into Europe took effect, VICE News saw an overcrowded boat arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos with two lifeless bodies aboard.
Migrants Keep Arriving in Greece as EU and Turkey Seal a Deal to Deport Them
VICE News is speaking to migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos as EU leaders and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu finalize a deal which would see them sent back to Turkey.