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TOPSHOT - Medics carry a survivor on a stretcher, after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank in international waters in the Ionian Sea, at the port in Kalamata town, on June 14, 2023. At least 59 people died while some 100 people were rescued after the boat capsized. (Photo by STRINGER / Eurokinissi / AFP) / Greece OUT (Photo by STRINGER/Eurokinissi/AFP via Getty Images)

A capsized boat leaves at least 79 dead and dozens missing on the coast of Greece

In one of the worst boating accidents of the year, a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Greece leaving at least 79 dead and dozens missing on Wednesday according to officials.

MATAMOROS, MEXICO - MAY 12: (L-R) Alfredo Gordillo, Luis Rodriguez, Johnny Durante, and Roberto Iglesias, originally from Venezuela, relax in a temporary encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande as they wait for permission to enter the United States on May 12, 2023 in Matamoros, Mexico. The number of immigrants reaching the border has surged with the end of the U.S. government's Covid-era Title 42 policy, which for the past three years has allowed for the quick expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country.(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

U.S. halts online asylum appts at Texas border crossing after warnings of extortion

After campaigners notified U.S. officials that immigrants were being targeted for extortion at a Texas border crossing that connects to an infamously dangerous Mexican city, the Biden administration stopped taking mobile app appointments to admit asylum-seekers.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 18: Asylum seekers board a bus en route to a shelter at Port Authority Bus Terminal on May 18, 2023, in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams addressed the daily arrival of hundreds of migrants and stated that his administration is struggling to find emergency shelter sites and is pleading for help from federal and state officials. Adams has been exploring various options for shelters, including municipal buildings, vacant offices, and even Rikers Island, the notorious city jail, as well as 20 public school gyms to be used as emergency sites. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

NYC Mayor sues more than 30 NY counties for refusing to house migrants

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is suing 30 New York counties for blocking the city from housing migrants in their towns.

Newsom threatens DeSantis with kidnapping charges

California Governor Gavin Newsom appeared to threaten Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with kidnapping charges on Monday over the migrant relocation to Sacramento.

MCALLEN, TX - JUNE 11: Central American immigrant families depart ICE custody, pending future immigration court hearings on June 11, 2018 in McAllen, Texas. Thousands of undocumented immigrants continue to cross into the U.S., despite the Trump administration's recent "zero tolerance" approach to immigration policy. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Mystery private jet holding migrants lands in Sacramento, investigation ensues

After more than a dozen immigrants were transported to Sacramento on an unknown private jet on Saturday and “dumped on the doorstep of a local church without any advance warning,” California officials have now launched an investigation to find out who is responsible.

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - MAY 05: U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz attends a press conference on May 5, 2023 in Brownsville, Texas. Mayorkas was joined by U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, U.S. Border Patrol Acting Deputy Commissioner Benjamine "Carry" Huffman and Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol Chief Gloria Chavez to speak about the immigration and the Trump-era expulsion policy Title 42 that is set to end next week. (Photo by Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images)

U.S. Border Patrol chief announces retirement amid Title 42 mayhem

As tensions over the influx of migrants following the expiration of Title 42 continue to escalate, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz has announced his retirement this week.